‘Judeo-Christian America’ Archives
Look to the Lighthouse of the Lord
A Way of Life, Thomas S. Monson My brothers and sisters, today, as we look at the world around us, we are faced with problems which are serious and of great concern to us. The world seems to have slipped from the moorings of safety and drifted from the harbor of peace. Permissiveness, immorality, pornography, dishonesty, and a host of [...]
William Penn’s Holy Experiment
American Minute with Bill Federer He was arrested and imprisoned in the Tower of London eight months for being a Quaker, but later King Charles II gave him land in America as repayment of a large debt owed to his father. He invited persecuted Christians of Europe to join his colony of religious toleration. Soon Quakers, Mennonites, Pietists, [...]
Gentiles Will Be Led to Promised Land and Fulness of the Gospel
American Scripture And it came to pass after my father had spoken these words he spake unto my brethren concerning the gospel which should be preached among the Jews, and also concerning the dwindling of the Jews in unbelief. And after they had slain the Messiah, who should come, and after he had been slain he should rise from the dead, and [...]
Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord: John the Baptist Foreseen
American Scripture And he spake also concerning a prophet who should come before the Messiah, to prepare the way of the Lord— Yea, even he should go forth and cry in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, and make his paths straight; for there standeth one among you whom ye know not; and he is mightier than I, whose shoe’s [...]
A Testament to the Usefulness of Christianity — De Tocqueville
American Minute with Bill Federer Alexis de Tocqueville was born JULY 29, 1805. A French social scientist who traveled the United States in 1831, de Tocqueville wrote in Democracy in America: "Religion in America...must be regarded as the foremost of the political institutions of that country; for if it does not impart a taste for freedom, [...]
Diversity and Tolerance — T.F. Stern
By T.F. Stern, A leading headline this week had to do with Julea Ward, a student expelled from Eastern Michigan University’s graduate student counseling program because she held to her Christian belief that homosexuality was not moral. I guess this falls into the lefts all encompassing “diversity and tolerance” unless that diversity and [...]
Republicans Derail Tea Party Event Over Social Issues
By Bryan Fischer A Tea Party was scheduled this past Sunday for Lexington Green - you know, where the shot was fired that was heard ‘round the world - but it got canceled at the last minute. Why? Apparently because big tent Tea Party Republicans are scared to death of social issues. Brian Camenker, the president of MassResistance, was [...]
On God and Politics – A Conversation Continued
By Bryan Fischer What follows is the latest exchange in an ongoing email conversation with a fellow believer on Christians and public policy. (John is not the individual’s real name.) As the ellipses indicate, I have edited his original communication for space purposes. My reply follows. ___________________________ On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 [...]
The Redeemer Who Should Come
American Scripture Yea, even six hundred years from the time that my father left Jerusalem, a prophet would the Lord God raise up among the Jews—even a Messiah, or, in other words, a Savior of the world. And he also spake concerning the prophets, how great a number had testified of these things, concerning this Messiah, of whom he had [...]
The 14th Amendment: The War on State Rights Begins
American Minute with Bill Federer The 14th Amendment was adopted JULY 28, 1868, because southern States, though forced to end slavery by the 13th Amendment, did not grant citizenship to freed slaves. Southern Democrat Legislatures passed Black Codes requiring freed slaves to be "apprenticed" to "employers" and punished any who left. Illinois [...]
Speak More Frequently About Jesus Christ
A Way of Life, Neil L. Andersen To fathers and mothers, to grandfathers and grandmothers, and to those without children of their own who lovingly nurture children and youth, my counsel is to speak more frequently about Jesus Christ. In His holy name is great spiritual power. “There no other name given nor any other [...]
America’s Bad Karma
By Alan Caruba When times turn ugly and people begin to worry about the future they begin to look for some group on which to pin the blame. Fears manifest themselves as prejudices and this accounts, I think, of the recent flare up over Shirley Sherrod, the Department of Agriculture employee who was misidentified as a racist, treated [...]
America’s Future: Pro-family Judges Thrown In Jail
By Bryan Fischer If you want a peek into where America’s homosexual activists want to take us here in America, look no further than Madrid, Spain, where a prosecutor tried to get Judge Fernando Ferrin Calamita thrown in prison for issuing a pro-family ruling in an adoption case. Although the prosecutor was unsuccessful in that attempt, he [...]
Jews to Be Restored Following Babylonian Captivity
American Scripture For behold, it came to pass after my father had made an end of speaking the words of his dream, and also of exhorting them to all diligence, he spake unto them concerning the Jews— That after they should be destroyed, even that great city Jerusalem, and many be carried away captive into Babylon, according to the own due [...]
Freedom Is Not Free
American Minute with Bill Federer "FREEDOM IS NOT FREE" is the inscription on the Korean War Memorial in Washington, D.C. The Korean War ended JULY 27, 1953, with the armistice signed at Panmunjom. Begun three years earlier as a UN "police" action, the outnumber U.S. troops fought courageously against the Communist Chinese and North Korean [...]
Shariah Law is Already Here: Judge Allows Spousal Rape on Islamic Grounds
By Bryan Fischer Christianity, the foundation of American law, teaches that husbands are to “love their wives as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her” (Ephesians 5:25). Elsewhere, husbands are told, “ive with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you [...]
For a Wise Purpose In Him
American Scripture Wherefore, the Lord hath commanded me to make these plates for a wise purpose in him, which purpose I know not. But the Lord knoweth all things from the beginning; wherefore, he prepareth a way to accomplish all his works among the children of men; for behold, he hath all power unto the fulfilling of all his [...]
For It Will (As He Believed) Appear Once More — Benjamin Franklin
American Minute with Bill Federer On JULY 26, 1775, Benjamin Franklin became the first U.S. Postmaster General, a position he held prior to the Revolution under the British Crown. Franklin established a volunteer fire department, a circulating public library, an insurance company, a city police force, a night watch and a militia. He set up [...]
Lehi’s Vision of the Tree of Life
American Scripture And it came to pass that while my father tarried in the wilderness he spake unto us, saying: Behold, I have dreamed a dream; or, in other words, I have seen a vision. And behold, because of the thing which I have seen, I have reason to rejoice in the Lord because of Nephi and also of Sam; for I have reason to suppose that [...]
Teaching Children Things Pertaining to Righteousness
A Way of Life, Francisco J. Vinas In a time when the family is under attack from the forces of evil and when the conditions in which we live are not so very different from those that Alma experienced, the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve have set forth in “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” that “parents have a [...]
Ulysses S. Grant on Christianizing the Indians
American Minute with Bill Federer Ulysses S. Grant was commissioned JULY 25, 1866, as General of the Army, the first to hold that rank. His Civil War victories resulted in his election as the 18th U.S. President. In his First Annual Message, December 6, 1869, President Grant wrote: "The Society of Friends...succeeded in living in peace [...]
Tennessee’s First Constitution: Religion Clauses
American Minute with Bill Federer Tennessee's Constitutional Convention composed its State Constitution in 1796. The U.S. Congress accepted it and President George Washington signed the bill admitting Tennessee as the 16th State on June 1, 1796. Tennessee's Constitution stated in Article XI, Section III: "All men have a natural and [...]
Something is Rotten in the State of Massachusetts
By Maurine Proctor In a recent decision, a U.S. District Court judge in Boston ruled the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional stating that it interfered with a state's right to define marriage. What we have here is a judge trying to play legislator. DOMA was passed in 1996 by an overwhelming majority of seventy-four percent in the [...]
He Ever Adorned the Profession of Christianity
American Minute with Bill Federer Roger Sherman was the only person to sign all four of America's founding documents: the Articles of Association-1774, the Declaration of Independence-1776, the Articles of Confederation-1777, and the U.S. Constitution-1787. At age 19, Roger Sherman's father died and he supported his family as a shoe cobbler, [...]
An evangelical view of immigration reform
By Bryan Fischer A number of high profile evangelicals - Dr. Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention and Mat Staver of Liberty Counsel among them - have come out in support of what Dr. Land calls “comprehensive immigration reform.” Their support of President Obama’s plan has naturally resulted in front row seats at [...]
It’s no longer “The Home Depot,” it’s now “The Homosexual Depot”
By Bryan Fischer The American Family Association is calling for a nationwide boycott of The Home Depot because of its support for the radical homosexual agenda, and in particular for exposing young children to homosexual behavior. Despite extensive communication between AFA and The Home Depot, HD officials remain unmoved and resolute in [...]
God Helps Us In All Phases of Life
Prophet Statesmen, Mark E. Petersen There are people in the Church who sometimes complain because some of their leaders, either bishops or stake presidents, or even occasionally one of the General Authorities, gives advice on practical, everyday, temporal matters. There are some who suppose that the direction of the Church leaders should be [...]
Remember, the Lord is Able to Do All Things
American Scripture Yea, and how is it that ye have forgotten that the Lord is able to do all things according to his will, for the children of men, if it so be that they exercise faith in him? Wherefore, let us be faithful to him. Source: 1 Nephi 7:12; The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ.
The Holy Ghost Can Aid Us in Making Correct Judgments
A Way of Life, Gregory A. Schwitzer We are given the gift of the Holy Ghost after our baptism, but often we leave this gift on the shelf, forgetting that He will help us in the most important judgments of our lives. The Lord gave us this gift, knowing we would face difficult decisions in life. Listening to this voice is vital in developing good [...]
Carl Sandburg Reflects On God’s Hand
American Minute with Bill Federer "A baby is God's opinion that the world should go on," wrote poet Carl Sandburg, who died JULY 22, 1967. A son of Swedish immigrants who worked on the railroad, Sandburg left school after 8th grade, borrowed his father's railroad pass and traveled as a hobo. He volunteered for military service, was sent [...]
