Posts Tagged ‘religion’
Douglas MacArthur: Old Soldiers Never Die, They Fade Away
American Minute with Bill Federer Douglas MacArthur was born JANUARY 26, 1880. He commanded in World War I, was superintendent of West Point, and the youngest Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army. A four-star general, he retired in 1939, but returned in 1941 to defend the Philippines. When Japan invaded, President Roosevelt ordered him to [...]
Christianity and The Strive Against Communism
American Minute with Bill Federer On JANUARY 25, 1941, Democrat President Franklin D. Roosevelt wrote the foreword to a Special Military Edition of the New Testament & Book of Psalms, distributed to millions of soldiers and sailors by The Gideon's International: JANUARY 25, 1941 The White House, Washington To the Armed Forces, As [...]
You Always Have a Choice
A Way of Life, Boyd K. Packer This matter of gender is of great concern to the Brethren, as are all matters of morality. A few of you may have felt or been told that you were born with troubling feelings and that you are not guilty if you act on those temptations. Doctrinally we know that if that were true, your agency would have been erased, [...]
Defamers of the Constitution—Enemies of God
Called Unto Liberty, 20th Century Sermons, J. Reuben Clark Jr. It seems wise to remind ourselves of these matters because some people belittle that great document and its fundamental principles, sometimes to the point of derision. Sometimes we forget the Constitution. These defamers say that the Constitution, and our government under it, are [...]
Jan. 22 – Norma McCorvey: “I think abortion’s wrong”
American Minute with Bill Federer JANUARY 22, 1973, the Supreme Court decisions of Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton allowed abortion in all nine months of pregnancy. 23 years later, Norma McCorvey, who was the "Jane Roe" in the Roe v. Wade suit, was interviewed by USA Today. She stated that once, while employed at a clinic when no one was [...]
Daniel Webster “if we recklessly destroy the Constitution”
American Minute with Bill Federer One of the five greatest Senators in U.S. history, the State of New Hampshire placed his statue in the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall. His career spanned almost four decades, serving as Secretary of State for Presidents William Harrison, John Tyler and Millard Fillmore. His name was Daniel Webster, born [...]
The Battle of Cowpens – “The Patriot”
American Minute with Bill Federer The Battle of Cowpens, JANUARY 17, 1781, depicted in Mel Gibson's movie "The Patriot," was where American General Daniel Morgan had a line of militia fire into British General Cornwallis' and Colonel Tarleton's dragoons, regulars, Highlanders and loyalists. When the Americans retreated, the British pursued, [...]
Dr. Albert Schweitzer
American Minute with Bill Federer Albert Schweitzer was born JANUARY 14, 1875, in a village in Alsace, Germany. A Lutheran pastor's son and acclaimed for playing the organ, he earned doctorates in philosophy and theology, was pastor of St. Nicholai's Church, principal of St. Thomas College, and professor at University of Strasbourg. Then, at [...]
James Oglethorpe
American Minute with Bill Federer Educated at Oxford, James Oglethorpe joined the Austrian army at age 17 and helped free Belgrade from Muslim Turks. Returning to England, he unintentionally killed a man in a brawl and went to prison. Upon release, he followed his father's footsteps and served in Parliament. He opposed slavery and, as a result [...]
Timothy Dwight
American Minute with Bill Federer Grandson of Princeton president Jonathan Edwards, he could read at age 4 and entered Yale at 13. He was a chaplain in the Continental Army until his father died, when, as the eldest of 13, he worked the family farm to pay off debts. He was in Massachusetts' first State Legislature. This was Timothy Dwight, [...]
Lyman Beecher
American Minute with Bill Federer His daughter was Harriet Beecher Stowe, who wrote the abolitionist novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin." His son was Henry Ward Beecher, a famous New York preacher known for denouncing slavery, government corruption, and for supporting women's suffrage. His name was Lyman Beecher and he died JANUARY 10, 1863. A [...]
Richard M. Nixon
American Minute with Bill Federer He lost his first presidential race to John F. Kennedy by the smallest margin to that date. A Lieutenant Commander in the Navy during WWII, he was a Congressman, Senator, and Vice-President under Eisenhower. His name was Richard Milhous Nixon, born JANUARY 9, 1913. He was the 37th U.S. President before [...]
2011 Victories and Challenges for Religious Liberty
Sarah Torre, Heritage Foundation As the year draws to a close, we take a look back at a few of the victories and challenges for religious liberty during the past 12 months and look forward to greater respect and protection for religious liberty in 2012. HHS “Preventive Service” Mandate In August, the Department of Health and Human [...]
George Washington Carver and Christ
American Minute with Bill Federer Kidnapped after the Civil War, he was ransomed with a horse. Raised by German immigrants, Moses and Susan Carver, he left home at eleven and attended school in Neosho, Missouri, paying tuition by doing odd jobs. He drifted from Kansas to Iowa, working as a cook and doing laundry. He studied at Simpson College, [...]
Benjamin Rush, The Father of American Medicine
American Minute with Bill Federer Called the "Father of American Medicine," he signed the Declaration of Independence, was Surgeon General of the Continental Army, and a staff member of the Pennsylvania Hospital, where he opened the first free medical clinic. His name was Benjamin Rush, and he was born JANUARY 4, 1745. He founded the [...]
The Battle at Princeton
American Minute with Bill Federer Frederick the Great of Prussia called these ten days "the most brilliant in the world's history." After winning the Battle of Trenton, Christmas night, George Washington's small force met General Cornwallis' 8,000 man British army. The night before the battle, Washington left his campfires burning and [...]
Betsy Ross
American Minute with Bill Federer A 3-cent stamp honoring Betsy Ross was issued in Philadelphia, JANUARY 2, 1952, commemorating the 200th anniversary of her birth. Born a day earlier, January 1, 1752, to a Quaker family in Philadelphia, Betsy was the 8th of 17 children. She apprenticed as a seamstress and fell in love with upholsterer John [...]
UN Prohibits use of Shariah (Islamic) Law for Persecution
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice Religious persecution is rampant in the world today, and it is even more dangerous for Christians in Muslim nations ruled by Shariah (Islamic) law. Islamic governments often use Shariah law to persecute Christians and other faiths by imposing blasphemy and apostasy laws. One prominent example [...]
America’s Culture War and How to Fight It: Curbing the Courts, VIII
Eagle Forum, Court Watch, Virginia Armstrong Does our Constitution REALLY still begin with the words, "We, the People of the United States . . ."? It DOES, as we declared in our last Briefing; yet we see federal courts now entertaining cases attacking the fundamental institution of marriage (the attacks on DOMA) and cases restructuring a [...]
Rudyard Kipling
American Minute with Bill Federer "Oh, East is East, and West is West, And never the twain shall meet, Till earth and sky stand presently, At God's great judgment seat" wrote Rudyard Kipling in Ballad of East and West. Born DECEMBER 30, 1865, in Bombay, India, he was sent back to England at age 5 for schooling. Poor eyesight ended hopes of a [...]
Ready to Unite Counsel or to Cleave Asunder?
Called Unto Liberty, Benjamin Colman, Founding Era Sermons, 1730 A spirit of peace and love, meekness and humility, candour and gentleness; whereby persons are ready to unite their counsels, and act in concert with one another; paying a just deference one to another and preferring one another in honour; glad to receive light from any one, and [...]
U.S. Presidents and Hanukkah
American Minute with Bill Federer The first President to light the National Menorah, Jimmy Carter, speaking of hostages held by Islamic terrorists in Iran, 1979, said: Commitments to be free are ever present in the hearts of all Americans because 50 of our fellow citizens are not free. Ronald Reagan, the second President to give a HANUKKAH [...]
The Armenian Massacre
American Minute with Bill Federer Armenia was one of the first nations to become Christian around 301 AD, with its capitol of Ani called the "city of a 1,001 churches." Muslim Turks began invading in the 11th century, making Christians second-class citizens called "dhimmi," and forcing boys to convert and serve in the Muslim army as [...]
Counting the Year’s Blessings
GARY S. SMITH, CENTER FOR VISION AND VALUES Have you heard any good news lately? Bad news abounds. It’s been another tough year. Economic woes continue. Greece and Italy are on the verge of bankruptcy. Unemployment is still high in the United States (around 8.6 percent), and the stock market has taken a beating. With approximately $108 [...]
Johannes Kepler
American Minute with Bill Federer An attack of smallpox when he was four-years-old left him with crippled hands and poor eyesight. Overcoming those handicaps, he studied Copernicus' works and at age 23 became a professor of astronomy. His name was Johannes Kepler, born DECEMBER 27, 1571. His laws of planetary motion, known as Kepler's Laws, [...]
Morning Bell: Faith in America
Matthew Spalding, Heritage Foundation “The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time,” Thomas Jefferson once wrote. “The hand of force may destroy, but cannot disjoin them.” Among the American Founders, there was a profound sense that faith and freedom were deeply intertwined. Nowadays, we are often told that religion is [...]
Could 2012 Make or Break Our Nation?
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel At the end of each year, we examine what we’ve accomplished and make plans for the future. We knew that this year would be extremely demanding, and we were right! We are grateful for the significant work that the Lord has given us to do in 2011. Here are just a few of the highlights of our pro-family [...]
George Washington and “Victory or Death”
American Minute with Bill Federer The first six months of the Revolution saw the Continental Army chased out of New York, across New Jersey, and into Pennsylvania. Ranks dwindled from 20,000 to 2,000 exhausted soldiers- most leaving at year's end when their six-month enlistment was up. Expecting a British invasion, the Continental Congress [...]
Christmas Eve
American Minute with Bill Federer On Christmas eve, DECEMBER 24, 1492, Columbus' ship, the Santa Maria, ran aground on the island of Haiti. Columbus left 40 men and named the settlement la Navidad, promising to return the next year. He wrote that day to Spain's King and Queen: In all the world there can be no better or gentler people. Your [...]
Christopher Hitchens: How Atheism Poisons Everything
By Selwyn Duke In writing this piece, I’m reminded of a little exchange between the late William F. Buckley and friend and fellow National Review writer Florence King. Buckley had just penned some less-than-flattering words about a recently deceased person of prominence whose name escapes me, and King chided him, saying something to the [...]
My Favorite Christmas Story
By Phyllis Schlafly By popular request, I'm going to tell you my favorite Christmas story that I first told five years ago on these broadcasts. I have a good friend who has enjoyed a tremendously successful career in television and radio. I going to tell you a true story about one of these media personalities that he personally told to me. [...]
Christianity, Christmas, and the Grinch’s Unsuccesful War
By Jack Kerwick Contrary to what many on the political right would have us believe, there is no “War on Christmas.” If there is, it has to be the most poorly prosecuted war that there has ever been. Granted, the despisers of Christianity dwell among us. Yet it is a mistake to think that they compose a monolith. We can divide these [...]
The Battle of The Bulge
American Minute with Bill Federer Battle of the Bulge- Nazis amassed three armies for an enormous attack against the Allies in the Ardennes Forest and soon surrounded the 101 Airborne Division in southern Belgium, demanding their surrender. U.S. General Anthony McAuliffe answered in one word: "Nuts." This response confused the Nazi commander, [...]
John Newton and Amazing Grace
American Minute with Bill Federer Amazing grace! How sweet the sound, That saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found, Was blind, but now I see. These were the words of John Newton, a former slave ship captain, who died DECEMBER 21, 1807. At age 11, his mother died and he went to sea with his father. He fell in love with Mary [...]
Religious Freedom on Shaky Ground at the UN
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice There is once again cause for concern on the religious freedom front at the United Nations (UN). And this time, the United States is at the forefront of that concern. The issue is the most recent iteration of what used to be the Defamation of Religions resolution, and is now a resolution aimed [...]
The Five Best Christmas Movies: And the Gift of Grace and Renewal
Mark W. Hendrickson, The Center for Vision and Values Let’s have a happy debate: What are the five best Christmas movies of all time? Obviously, tastes differ and change over time. Here are my five favorites, the ones I am willing to watch every Christmas season, starting with number five and ending with my absolute favorite: Number five: [...]
C.S. Lewis: What Going Back to Him Is Like
Daily Dabble in the Classics, C.S. Lewis Remember, this repentance, this willing submission to humiliation and a kind of death, is not something God demands of you before He will take you back and which He could let you off if He chose: it is simply a description of what going back to Him is like. If you ask God to take you back without it, you [...]
The Meaning of Christmas
American Minute with Bill Federer Ronald Reagan stated in his Christmas Address, DECEMBER 20, 1983: Sometimes, in the hustle and bustle of holiday preparations we forget the true meaning of Christmas...the birth of the Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ... During this glorious festival let us renew our determination to follow His example. Franklin [...]
What Christians Call Repentance: C.S. Lewis
Daily Dabble in the Classics, C.S. Lewis Now what was the sort of 'hole' man had got himself into? He had tried to set up on his own, to behave as if he belonged to himself. In other words, fallen man is not simply an imperfect creature who needs improvement: he is a rebel who must lay down his arms. Laying down your arms, surrendering, saying [...]
Charles Wesley
American Minute with Bill Federer "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" was a carol written by Charles Wesley, born DECEMBER 18, 1707, at Epworth, England. The 18th child of Rev. Samuel and Susanna Wesley, he excelled in school and came to the attention of Garret Wesley, or Wellesley, a Member of Parliament with a large fortune in Daugan, Ireland. [...]
Beethoven and the Lord
American Minute with Bill Federer A peer of Mozart and Haydn, he started becoming deaf at age 28, yet incredibly wrote some of the world's most beautiful symphonies, concertos and sonatas. This was Ludwig van Beethoven, baptized DECEMBER 17, 1770, in Bonn, Germany. President Jimmy Carter noted while visiting Bonn, July 14, 1978: As the [...]
The Boston Tea Party
American Minute with Bill Federer The Boston Tea Party took place DECEMBER 16, 1773, just three years after the Boston Massacre, where the British fired into a crowd, killing five. The British passed unbearable taxes: 1764 Sugar Act -taxing sugar, coffee, wine; 1765 Stamp Act -taxing newspapers, contracts, letters, playing cards and all [...]
Will America Survive to 2025?
By Phyllis Schlafly The NBC poll reports that 74% of Americans think our government is taking us in the wrong direction. A new book by Patrick Buchanan called Suicide of a Superpower: Will America Survive to 2025?will help readers to understand why. This book explains in depressing detail why grassroots Americans are convinced that our [...]
The Bill of Rights Limit the Federal Government, Not States
American Minute with Bill Federer Newly independent, the thirteen States were concerned that their new Government may become too powerful, as King George's was. They insisted handcuffs be place on the power of the Federal Government. We call these the First Ten Amendments or Bill of Rights, ratified DECEMBER 15, 1791. These Amendments did [...]
The Day George Washington Died
American Minute with Bill Federer He caught a chill riding horseback several hours in the snow while inspecting his Mount Vernon farm. The next morning it developed into acute laryngitis and the doctors were called in. Their response was to bleed him heavily four times, a process of cutting one's arm to let the "bad blood" out. They also had [...]
Samuel Cooke: The True Principles of Civil Government
Called Unto Liberty, Samuel Cooke, 1770 Introduction: The Reverend Samuel Cooke was a graduate of Harvard College in the class of 1735, then in the sixty-second year of his age, was "a man of science, of a social disposition, distinguished by his good sense and prudence, and a faithful servant of the Lord Jesus." He died June 4, 1783, aged 74. [...]
Phillips Brooks and O Little Town of Bethlehem
American Minute with Bill Federer Phillips Brooks was born DECEMBER 13, 1835. The bishop of the Episcopal Church in Massachusetts, Phillips Brooks took a trip to the Holy Land in 1865, and wrote home: After an early dinner, we took our horses and rode to Bethlehem...It was only about two hours when we came to the town, situated on an [...]
The State of Pennsylvania
American Minute with Bill Federer Pennsylvania became the 2nd State to join the Union on DECEMBER 12, 1787. The Continental Congress had met there, the Declaration of Independence was signed there, and the Liberty Bell was rung there. The Continental Army spent the freezing winter of 1777 at Valley Forge there. In 1787, the Constitution was [...]
A Victory for Religious Liberty at Kansas State
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice Yesterday, the ACLJ won a fast but important victory at Kansas State University. On Wednesday, the student body president of KSU’s Salina campus contacted us with an urgent question: Could the university censor his graduation speech? KSU student Brett Cooper was set to give the student [...]
Why Tim Tebow Keeps Smiling
Jennifer Marshall, Heritage Foundation When Pam Tebow was counseled to abort her baby to save her own life, the doctor referred to him as a “mass of fetal tissue.” “(M)aybe she just called me that to toughen us up for the names I would be called the first time I played at LSU,” Tim Tebow, who became the Heisman Trophy-winning [...]
