Profiles of Great Americans: Robert E. Lee

23 Sep

“My chief concern is to be a humble, earnest Christian.” So said Robert E. Lee, one of America’s greatest military commanders and strategists. Today, Lee is remembered for leading the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia to victory after victory during … Read More »

The Fire That Made America

16 Sep

Jonathan Edwards once said, “I assert that nothing comes to pass without a cause.” That indeed was true of the American Revolution. What things caused the Revolutionary War? Interestingly enough, a movement that Jonathan Edwards was a part of can … Read More »

Profiles of Great Americans: Andrew Jackson

9 Sep

Throughout its history the United States has had forty-four presidents. From Washington to Obama, America has seen many good men take the office of executive officer. Of these forty-three men some have stood out above the rest. (Grover Cleveland was … Read More »

Half-Way Covenants, Compromise and What-Not

4 Sep

It was 1662 and things were changing in New England. The traditional Puritan society, with its strong emphasis on the Bible and God-fearing life, was in decline and instead a materialistic society was emerging in its place. The Puritan’s children … Read More »

A Deistic Heritage: The Great Myth

26 Aug

Today, one of the biggest myths about our nation’s heritage is that the Founding Fathers were deists. Deism was a philosophy that mainly originated during the 1600s (the Age of Reason). It was heavily influenced John Locke’s Watchmaker Theory. This … Read More »

The Wrongly Understood, Wrongly Used, Metaphorical Philosophy of One Man

19 Aug

Many have heard in recent times the ACLU’s catchphrase, coined by their patron saint, Thomas Jefferson. That phrase is “separation of church and state”. It is has been used in Supreme Court decisions since 1879. Firstly, what did Jefferson actually … Read More »

Profiles of Great Americans: John Adams

12 Aug

“I must study politics and war that my sons might that’ve the liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.” So said John Adams, our second President, a founding father and on of the most selfless public servants America has ever seen. … Read More »

De Tocqueville’s Insights

30 Jul

In 1831, the United States was examined by a traveling Frenchman named Alexis de Tocqueville. He wrote a book on what he observed while in America. Today this book is called “Democracy in America” but the original title was “The … Read More »

“Spectacles of Turbulence and Contention”

26 Jul

You’ve surely heard someone say something to the effect of “It’s a free country. I can do whatever I want.” True, the United States is a free country, false, you can’t do whatever you want. People have said that America … Read More »