Posts Tagged ‘religion’
The Power to Tax, Is the Power to Destroy
American Minute with Bill Federer "The power to tax is the power to destroy," wrote John Marshall, 4th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, who was born SEPTEMBER 24, 1755. No one had a greater impact on Constitutional Law than John Marshall. Sworn in February 4, 1801, Marshall served 34 years and helped write over 1,000 decisions, [...]
That Which Gives Us the Strength to Endure
A Way of Life, M. Russell Ballard President Snow asked this compelling question: "Now, Latter-day Saints," he said, "how is it with us? We have received the Gospel. We have received the kingdom of God, established on the earth. We have had trouble; we have been persecuted. We were driven from Ohio; we were driven from Missouri; we were [...]
I Have Not Yet Begun to Fight!
American Minute with Bill Federer "I have not yet begun to fight!" shouted John Paul Jones when the captain of the British ship Serapis asked him to surrender. Their ships were so close their cannons scraped and masts entangled, yet his American ship Bonhomme Richard, named for Ben Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanac, refused to give up. When [...]
Humble Yourselves Before The Lord
American Scripture But that ye would humble yourselves before the Lord, and call on his holy name, and watch and pray continually, that ye may not be tempted above that which ye can bear, and thus be led by the Holy Spirit, becoming humble, meek, submissive, patient, full of love and all long-suffering; Having faith on the Lord; having a hope [...]
I Have But One Life to Lose For My Country
American Minute with Bill Federer "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country" were the last words of 21-year-old American patriot Nathan Hale, who was hanged by the British without a trial on SEPTEMBER 22, 1776. A Yale graduate, he almost became a Christian minister, as his brother Enoch did, but instead became a teacher [...]
Democracy Without Morals Would Eventually Reduce Freedom
American Minute with Bill Federer Fisher Ames helped ratify the U.S. Constitution. He sat beside George Washington during the service at St. Paul's Chapel following Washington's Inauguration. Fisher Ames authored the final House language of the First Amendment. At age 46, Fisher Ames was elected Harvard's president, but declined due to an [...]
Because the Fall of Adam Came Christ
American Scripture Behold, he created Adam, and by Adam came the fall of man. And because of the fall of man came Jesus Christ, even the Father and the Son; and because of Jesus Christ came the redemption of man. And because of the redemption of man, which came by Jesus Christ, they are brought back into the presence of the Lord; yea, this is [...]
Lord of the Rings, and the Man Who Gave Away Power
American Minute with Bill Federer The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolken tells of man's lust for "the ring of power." George Washington had that power and twice gave it up. When King George III asked American-born painter Benjamin West what Washington planned to do now that he had won the war, West replied "They say he will return to his [...]
American Minute — Our Indispensable Duty to Testify Our Gratitude to The Divine Being
American Minute with Bill Federer A member of the Continental Congress, he led military expeditions during the Revolutionary War, paying for them at his own expense. He built ships to raid the British, signed the Constitution and was the first President pro tem of the Senate. His name was John Langdon, and he died SEPTEMBER 18, 1819. As [...]
American Minute — The U.S. Constitution and The 34% Religious References
American Minute with Bill Federer "Done...the SEVENTEENTH DAY of SEPTEMBER, in the year of our LORD one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven." This is the last line of the U.S. Constitution. A study by Professors Donald S. Lutz and Charles S. Hyneman, titled "The Relative Influence of European Writers on Late 18th-Century American [...]
One Challenge Remains the Same
A Way of Life, L. Tom Perry One challenge remains the same from the time of King Benjamin to the time of President Grant to today--that is, the challenge of each individual and family, through personal and collective study, to internalize the messages of the gospel of our Lord and Savior. Salvation is not in facilities or technology, but in the [...]
Icarian’s Socialist Experiment Fails at Nauvoo
Prophet Statesmen, 1869, George Q. Cannon When we look abroad among the nations of the earth we see a great many evils in existence—evils that have existed for many centuries; in fact, they have existed from the earliest ages of which we have any account until the present time, in every nation and among all people. Our own nation is a case in [...]
American Minute — The Great Pilgrim Spirit
American Minute with Bill Federer SEPTEMBER 16, 1620, according to the Gregorian Calendar, 102 passengers set sail on the Pilgrims' ship, Mayflower. Their 66-day journey of 2,750 miles encountered storms so rough the beam supporting the main mast cracked and was propped back in place with "a great iron screw." One youth, John Howland, was [...]
President Taft on Democracy — American Minute
American Minute with Bill Federer The only U.S. President to also serve as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, he had previously been appointed by President McKinley to be the first governor of the Philippines after the Spanish-American War and was later appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt as Secretary of War. The largest President, [...]
Harvard was Founded Upon Christianity — American Minute
American Minute with Bill Federer Son of a butcher, his family died when a plague swept England, leaving him an estate. He attended Emmanuel College, was ordained, married and sailed for Massachusetts where he pastored the First Church of Charlestown. At age 31, he died of tuberculosis on SEPTEMBER 14, 1638. His name was Rev. John [...]
Fort McHenry and The Star Spangled Banner — American Minute
American Minute with Bill Federer Just weeks after the British burned the U.S. Capitol, they set out for Baltimore. On the way they caught an elderly physician of Upper Marlboro, Dr. William Beanes. The town feared Dr. Beanes would be hanged so they asked a young lawyer, Francis Scott Key, to sail with Colonel John Skinner under a flag of [...]
He That Entereth By the Door is the Shepherd
Old World Witness for Christ, The Holy Bible Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own [...]
Christianity Must Continue to be Recognized – American Minute on Thomas Cooley
American Minute with Bill Federer He was President of the American Bar Association, Chief Justice of Michigan's Supreme Court and dean of the University of Michigan Law School. His name was Thomas Cooley and he died SEPTEMBER 12, 1898. The first Chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission, Thomas Cooley's commentaries shaped American law. [...]
Becoming Wise Unto Salvation Through the Scriptures
Old World Witness for Christ, The Holy Bible But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All scripture is given by [...]
Samuel Williams: State of Society (Religion) — Democratic Thinker
Freedom of Religion The Reverend Samuel Williams, a Congregational minister, Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at Harvard, and a founder of the University of Vermont, writes in 1809 on religion and the current state of society following the Revolution. The most pure and benevolent system of religion, which has ever prevailed [...]
Justice Story and the Purpose of the First Amendment
American Minute with Bill Federer The Son of one of the Boston Tea Party "Indians," he graduated from Harvard and eventually became Massachusetts Speaker of the House. At age 32, he was appointed the youngest Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, where he served 34 years and helped establish the illegality of the slave trade in the Amistad case. His [...]
Believe In God, His Creation, His Wisdom, and Power
American Scripture Believe in God; believe that he is, and that he created all things, both in heaven and in earth; believe that he has all wisdom, and all power, both in heaven and in earth; believe that man doth not comprehend all the things which the Lord can comprehend. Source: Mosiah 4:9; The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus [...]
This is Life Eternal
Old World Witness for Christ, The Holy Bible And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. Source: John 17:3; The Holy Bible, New Testament (KJV).
A Species of Robbery
Prophet Statesmen, John Taylor There is also another political party, who desire, through the influence of legislation and coercion, to level the world. To say the least, it is a species of robbery; to some it may appear an honorable one, but, nevertheless, it is robbery. What right has any private man to take by force the property of another? [...]
Pray and Serve: Bush to America After Katrina
American Minute with Bill Federer On SEPTEMBER 8, 2005, President Bush declared a Day of Prayer and Remembrance, saying: "Hurricane Katrina was one of the worst natural disasters in our Nation's history and has caused unimaginable devastation and heartbreak throughout the Gulf Coast Region ... Communities ... decimated ... Lives ... lost ... [...]
Behold My Hands and My Feet
Old World Witness for Jesus Christ, The Holy Bible And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? Behold my hands and [...]
O God of Wisdom, Direct this Honorable Assembly
American Minute with Bill Federer The Journals of the Continental Congress record: "Wednesday, SEPTEMBER 7, 1774, 9 o'clock a.m. Agreeable to the resolve of yesterday, the meeting was opened with prayers by the Rev. Mr. Duche'. Voted, That the thanks of Congress be given to Mr. Duche'...for performing divine Service, and for the excellent prayer, [...]
Forget the Isms; Jesus Christ is the Only Path to Peace
Prophet Statesmen, John Taylor The world have generally made great mistakes upon these points. They have started various projects to try to unite and cement the people together without God; but they could not do it. Fourierism, Communism—another branch of the same thing—and many other principles of the same kind have been introduced to try [...]
Man Given Dominion Over All Living Things
American Scripture And I, God, said unto mine Only Begotten, which was with me from the beginning: Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and it was so. And I, God, said: Let them have dominion over the fishes of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that [...]
This is Life Eternal
Old World Witness for Jesus Christ, The Holy Bible And this is life eternal that they might know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent. Source: John 17:3, The Holy Bible (KJV)
