Winning The Culture War In America Because of a number of measures passed by the US House, American culture is on the verge of dramatic improvement. Yet most citizens have heard little about this or little beyond the favorite issues reported by the national news (currently, the congressional debates over corporate accountability, social security reform, [...]
The November Elections The dust has now settled from the November elections. Were the results favorable for pro-faith and pro-family voters? One simple way of determining whether the newly elected members (or any candidate) will support or oppose traditional Biblical values is to examine his or her position on three issues: (1) unborn life — [...]
A black civil rights leader recently told an assembly at Michigan State University that American democracy was only decades old rather than centuries- that not until the 1965 Voting Rights Act when blacks could vote did democracy truly begin. [1] Such a declaration does not accurately portray the history of black voting in America nor [...]
A Presidential Profile Many of our nation’s Presidents have had remarkable but untold stories. The following story about President Eisenhower, published over a generation ago, was so inspiring that we wanted to share it with you. A Question of Courage by Grace Perkins Oursler (Reprinted from a 1959 Readers Digest School Reader, condensed and adapted [...]
Black Patriots of the American Revolution Americans have lost much of their knowledge of basic historical facts, particularly those relating to the American Revolution. In fact, a recent survey of high-performing college seniors found that more thought that Ulysses S. Grant (a Civil War general in the 1860s) commanded the troops at Yorktown than George [...]
African American History Month provides an excellent opportunity for WallBuilders to accomplish its mission of “presenting America’s forgotten history and heroes, with an emphasis on our moral, religious, and constitutional heritage.” In this year’s issue, WallBuilders will highlight three notable (but often forgotten) ministers who were active before and during the national revival known as [...]
Casual students of the Civil War often disagree about whether the War was fought over slavery, unjust economic policies, or “states’ rights.” Yet for millions of Americans in the 1860s, their reason for going to war can be found in the words of a famous 1830 speech made by Daniel Webster in the US Senate. [...]
Good News from the Federal Judiciary When considering the role of judges today, most Americans emphatically agree with a declaration made two centuries ago by Founding Father Elbridge Gerry, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and a framer of the Constitution and Bill of Rights. In describing the role of federal judges at the [...]
On Thursday, January 4, 2007, Keith Ellison from the 5th Congressional District of Minnesota was sworn in as a Democrat Member of the 110th Congress amid the media fanfare of being the first Muslim elected to Congress. The following day, in a swirl of national controversy, Ellison had the usual private swearing-in ceremony, but this [...]
Celebrating America’s Birthday This Fourth of July, America will celebrate its 230th birthday. Neither our closest allies nor our fiercest enemies have experienced the stability with which we have been blessed. In fact, during the time that America has flourished under the Declaration of Independence, France has had fifteen different governments. And Brazil has had [...]