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THEY WERE BELIEVERS - WITH STEVE FARRELL The apostle Paul prophesied the time would come when man's "conscience seared with a hot iron." (1) Part...

Called Unto Liberty, Founding Era Sermons, Charles Chauncy Charles Chauncy (1705–1787). The most influential clergyman in the Boston of his time and—apart from Jonathan Edwards...

CALLED UNTO LIBERTY, FOUNDING ERA SERMONS July 20, 1775 Preached in Christ-Church, Philadelphia, before the Honourable Continental Congress, July 20, 1775. Being the Day Recommended by...

CALLED UNTO LIBERTY, 20TH CENTURY SERMONS, EZRA TAFT BENSON April 1952 With you I love this land in which we live. I am proud of our...

BY PHYLISS SCHLAFLY Did you know that Congress once printed Bibles? At the time of the American Revolution, the British government had strict laws about...

CALLED UNTO LIBERTY, FOUNDING ERA SATIRE Anonymous: 1782 Not a sermon and by an author anonymous and unknown, this satirical dialogue first appeared in 1782 in...

THEY WERE BELIEVERS, JOHN ADAMS Let any man, suppose of the most improved understanding, look upon a watch when the parts are separated. Let him...

Called Unto Liberty, 19th Century Sermons, Brigham Young 1855 Assuredly in the preservation of virtue, morality, and intelligence she may look for the perpetuity of...

American Thought On February 12, 1869, Historian Edward Everett Hall delivers a requested lecture before the Lowell Institute on his chosen subject.   In its success, as...

BY STEVE FARRELL Missing the Mark With Religion, Part 11 When I think of organizations that have worked long and hard to undermine the religious heritage...

BY STEVE FARRELL Missing the Mark With Religion, Part 11 When I think of organizations that have worked long and hard to undermine the religious heritage...

THEY WERE BELIEVERS, GEORGE WASHINGTON The following exchange of letters between a religious denomination called the "New Church" (in Baltimore, Maryland) with President George Washington...

THEY WERE BELIEVERS, GEORGE WASHINGTON The following exchange of letters between a religious denomination called the "New Church" (in Baltimore, Maryland) with President George Washington...

Considerations by the Way An ancient philosopher offers an observation.   We shall not presume to anticipate the judgment of our fellow-citizens throughout the Union on these...

THEY WERE BELIEVERS, JOHN ADAMS March 27, 1756 The stream of life sometimes glides smoothly on through the flowery meadows and enamelled plains; at other times...

CALLED UNTO LIBERTY, FOUNDING ERA SERMONS John Witherspoon (1723–1794). Born in Scotland and educated at Edinburgh, Witherspoon came to America in 1768 to be president...

LIBERTY LETTERS WITH STEVE FARRELL In a recent Liberty Letter this writer asserted, "Jefferson believed that the two most important teachings of Christ, along with love...

THEY WERE BELIEVERS, GEORGE WASHINGTON I am sure that never was a people, who had more reason to acknowledge a Divine interposition in their affairs,...

LIBERTY LETTERS WITH STEVE FARRELL Who freed America from King George, God or George Washington? An irate atheist, disturbed that an American writer in a major...

THEY WERE BELIEVERS, JOHN ADAMS Honesty, sincerity, and openness I esteem essential marks of a good mind. I am, therefore, of opinion that men ought,...