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The Great Idea of God
By Mortimer J. Adler, Ph.D.
Welcome to another discussion of "The Great Ideas." Today we're going to consider the idea of God. It should not...
To Have Our Names Enrolled in the Annals of Heaven – 9 Nov 1772
THEY WERE BELIEVERS, JAMES MADISON
Madison letter to William Bradford, 9 November 1772
My Dear Billey,
You moralize so prettily that if I were to judge from...
Civil Magistrates Must Be Just, Ruling in the Fear of God
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...
Religion is none of our business.
Thomas Jefferson Leadership
In matters of Religion, I have considered that it’s free exercise is placed by the constitution independant of the powers of the...
Will my opposition to national religious observances upset our allies?
Thomas Jefferson Leadership
...the Baptist address now inclosed ... furnishes an occasion too, which I have long wished to find, of saying why I do...
Since I have to do it, I will make it count!
Thomas Jefferson Leadership
Averse to recieve addresses, yet unable to prevent them, I have generally endeavored to turn them to some account, by making them...
Overcoming Evil With Good—By Stanley Griswold
CALLED UNTO LIBERTY, FOUNDING ERA SERMONS, STANLEY GRISWOLD, 1801
A Yale graduate in 1786 and Congregational clergyman at New Milford, Connecticut, Griswold led a checkered...
Of Virtue and Morality, by Clarence Carson
THE AMERICAN TRADITION: CLARENCE CARSON
Source: The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty, Date 01 March 1964
Writers in the twentieth century have often entertained themselves (and presumably their...
What do newspapers and priests have in common?
THOMAS JEFFERSON LEADERSHIP
the mild and simple principles of the Christian philosophy, would produce too much calm, too much regularity of good, to extract from...
A Faint Analogy of an Unimaginable Heaven
GARY L. WELTON, CENTER FOR VISION & VALUES
A pastor friend of mine, not trying to be irreverent or sacrilegious, once shared with me his...
Elder L. Tom Perry — an ‘uncommon’ life of service and enthusiasm
DESERET NEWS
SALT LAKE CITY. Elder L. Tom Perry, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of...
Christians Urge Congress to Do More In Fight Against ISIS
ABIGAIL A. SOUTHERLAND, ACLJ
Last week Congress heard testimony from individuals in Iraq and Syria who have personally witnessed the extreme brutality of ISIS –...
Polk State Condones Discrimination against Christians
LIBERTY ALERTS, LIBERTY COUNSEL
Lakeland, FL – Polk State College responded to the case involving a professor who is proselytizing militant atheism at Polk State....
Celebrating the National Day of Prayer
GEOFFREY SURTEES, ACLJ
It is not often that a Supreme Court Justice uses a personal anecdote to illustrate a point in a written opinion. Almost...
Radical Islam In Conflict With Free Speech
EDWARD WHITE, ACLJ
A terrorist attack took place in Garland, Texas, this week in response to a free speech conference that took issue with the...
Jihad Struck Texas
MATTHEW CLARK, ACLJ
Jihad struck Texas last night. It’s just the latest skirmish in a global radical Islamic assault on free speech – on freedom.
It’s...
Pro-Abortion: “Change” Your Beliefs to Worship Abortion
CECE HEIL, ACLJ
Abortion, simply put, is the murder of an unborn child. This is a barbaric reality that the Left has realized is hard...
Pro-Abortion: "Change" Your Beliefs to Worship Abortion
CECE HEIL, ACLJ
Abortion, simply put, is the murder of an unborn child. This is a barbaric reality that the Left has realized is hard...
Another Victory Over ObamaCare Abortion Mandate
LIBERTY ALERTS, LIBERTY COUNSEL
Washington, DC - Late last night the Supreme Court ruled in favor of religious rights over ObamaCare’s abortion mandate. Judge Samuel...
State Laws Allowing Bible Electives
BY PHYLISS SCHLAFLY
Bills have been introduced in the West Virginia and Oklahoma state legislatures to encourage public schools to offer Bible electives. These electives...