Tragically, slavery has been around from the beginning of time. It is still practiced even today in some places where Christianity is not dominant or has not been dominant. But while slavery was a fact of life in the 1700’s—not only in colonial America, but all over the world—it was the system put in place […]

It is often stated that America’s founding fathers were mostly Deists. But that contradicts the facts. John Eidsmoe, law professor and author of the classic 1987 book, Christianity and the Constitution, documents in his book the various churches that the members of the Constitutional Convention were members of. More than 50 of the 55 men who attended […]

If you were to travel around the nation, what one thing would you find repeatedly? The answer may surprise you—especially in light of the violence rocking our nation, the disintegration of common values, the rampant crime, and the breakdown of morals. Fox News reports (4/18/22): “A New York man who has been cycling to all […]

Some skeptics today like to argue that the founding fathers purposefully left God out of the Constitution. They say that a “Godless Constitution” was the intended design of the document—and they’re wrong. First of all, the authors of the Constitution not only mention God, they even mention that Jesus is God. They do this in […]

Don’t Miss These Podcasts that Have Been Recently Added to the Providence Forum Website >The founders of America spoke often of natural law. What does that mean? And how does that relate to God? John Eidsmoe is a renowned scholar of the Constitution and of the law and has written books on the development of […]

[Pictured: Sir William Blackstone] The founders of America spoke often of natural law. What does that mean? And how does that relate to God? A classic study from the 1980s found that America’s founders quoted the Bible four times more than any other source. Next they quoted Christian authors, in this order: Baron Montesquieu, Sir […]