Opinion

This year happens to be the 250th anniversary of the beginning of the first Congress (then known as the Continental Congress). Its first session opened in prayer. And Congress has opened each session in prayer since then. But earlier this year, the prayer opening the 118th Congress caused quite a stir. Among other things, the […]

Topic: Teaching Appreciation of America to the Next Generation. A recent poll found that only 38% of those surveyed said patriotism was very important to them. These numbers were down significantly from 1998, when 70% deemed patriotism to be very important. Similarly, in May 2023, the Fox News Channel asked historian and author Jane Hampton […]

Topic: His Prayer in the U.S. Congress. The first time Congress ever met together, in September 1774, in Philadelphia, they opened in prayer. A local clergyman, Jacob Duche, said the prayer, and he read the Scripture reading for that day was Psalm 35—Plead my cause, O Lord. George Washington was there. Sam Adams was there. […]

Topic: The Plymouth Monument. In 1889, to honor the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution, the Eiffel Tower opened in Paris. At the time, it was the tallest building in the world. But here in America, in 1889, another towering structure was unveiled, if you will. It’s the largest granite statue in America, and it […]

Topic: Booker T. Washington, a True Hero. One of the great American stories that should be better known is that of the life of a former slave, Booker T. Washington. He was born in 1856 and died in 1915. He was the first black to speak at Harvard and the first black guest at the […]