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The United States was blessed with great good fortune from the very beginning. Many of the Founders were geniuses. They shared their considerable gifts with a struggling new nation. Things could have turned out so very differently. Imagine what might have happened, for example, if the Continental Congress didn’t have the talents of men like John Adams and Benjamin Franklin to draw on in drafting a declaration of independence. Thomas Jefferson was charged with writing the declaration, but a committee comprised of Adams, Franklin, Robert Livingston and Roger Sherman modified the document before it went to the Continental Congress for...

Freedom is not a Luxury Freedom is a divine gift that accompanies our salvation. That freedom, however, does not necessarily relate to political, social, economic, and other external freedoms. It is a condition of the heart rather than a state of external being. There are external freedoms that are an essential part of our democracy that should be cherished and adhered to by all. The enjoyment of those freedoms, though, has inevitably limitations. I remember a college professor at one of the colleges I attended saying, "My freedom ends where your nose begins." There is a price associated with our...

On September 11, 2001, a clear and beautiful day, trying times returned to the shores of these United States. For as long as live I’ll remember the fear of that day, watching in disbelief as thousands of innocent people were ruthlessly slaughtered and two of the best known buildings in the world, the Twin Towers, crumbled to dust in what seemed to be the blink of an eye. As I watched the carnage unfold on television, one clear thought emerged from all the chaotic thoughts and questions spinning wildly in my brain; “this is war,” I thought. “Someone has just...

What do Rush Limbaugh and Bill Clinton have in common? A short essay by Alan Beane Gilford, New Hampshire And the answer is, they both clearly illustrate the fallibility of man – a reminder, however unwelcome, that we are all prone to make mistakes at some time or another; and we all carry the potential to do the wrong thing intentionally. Maybe it is a good thing that the framers of our Declaration of Independence established our equality among men and our unalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness as originating with our “Creator” as opposed to...

Free and Independent September 11, 2003 A recent biography of Thomas Jefferson contains an amusing statement. It says that Jefferson’s arguments in the 1798 Kentucky Resolutions “brought him dangerously close to secessionism.” Apparently the biographer doesn’t realize that Jefferson was an explicit secessionist. For openers, he wrote a famous secessionist document known to posterity as the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration proclaims the 13 American colonies “Free and Independent States” — adding “that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which...

"A Politically Correct Declaration of Independence" Posted: 2003-08-26 For those of us who love history it is always fun to imagine the Founding Fathers alive today. To be able to see them, hear them speak, get their take on current events would surely be a blessing to us all. It would be especially inspiring to watch as they drafted the documents which made this nation what it is, or at least what it was supposed to be. Take the Declaration of Independence for example. What a wonderful document Thomas Jefferson gave to all Americans past and present when he penned...

Ten Commandments Judge: 'If I Go to Jail, I Go to Jail'Rally in Support of Judge Roy Moore Slated for August 16thBy Bill Fancher and Jody BrownAugust 8, 2003 (AgapePress) - The battle over the Ten Commandments monument in the Alabama Supreme Court building is heating up following a federal judge's order to remove the tribute to the Decalogue by August 20. Christians are being asked to take a stand a few days before that deadline in support of the public display of the Commandments.Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore says he will announce next week how he will respond...

Since I was six years old, a poster of the Declaration of Independence has hung on my bedroom wall. That’s one reason why I turned out to be a young conservative. But I don’t suppose many Leftists have posters of the Declaration of Independence hanging in their homes and workplaces. They’ve managed to take it out of the schools too. It seems the Left would rather burn it. The Declaration is of equal importance to the Constitution, because it is the founding creed of the United States. It is a classic doctrine of American ideals that is the foundation of...

- Our lives, our fortunes, our sacred honor - It was a glorious morning. The sun was shining and the wind was from the southeast. Up especially early, a tall, bony, redheaded young Virginian found time to buy a new thermometer, for which he paid three pounds, fifteen shillings. He also bought gloves for Martha, his wife, who was ill at home. Thomas Jefferson arrived early at the statehouse. The temperature was 72.5: and the horseflies weren't nearly so bad at that hour. It was a lovely room, very large, with gleaming white walls. The chairs were comfortable. Facing the...

About the Declaration there is a finality that is exceedingly restful. It is often asserted that the world has made a great deal of progress since 1776, that we have had new thoughts and new experiences which have given us a great advance over the people of that day, and that we may therefore very well discard their conclusions for something more modern. But that reasoning can not be applied to this great charter. If all men are created equal, that is final. If they are endowed with inalienable rights, that is final. If governments derive their just powers from...

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In the Michigan Affirmative Action cases recently decided by the United States Supreme Court, Justice Thomas cited the Declaration of Independence. I quote from his dissent: For the immediate future, however, the majority has placed its imprimatur on a practice that can only weaken the principle of equality embodied in the Declaration of Independence and the Equal Protection Clause. "Our Constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens."Thomas is right. The Court, led in this case by Justice O'Connor, has betrayed American Principle and Constitutional Law. It has allowed unequal treatment of citizens on the basis of...

IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America   hen in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,...

I recently found this on louisvillepeace.org (not linked intentionally). This "Declaration of INTERdependence" was published by one of the prominent "peace" activists of Louisville, KY. In this gross distortion of our Republic's true Declaration of Independence you can clearly see the goal of the Left is the dismantling of independent, sovereign nations including the United States. When you read it you'll probably be as mad as I was the first time I read it... THE DECLARATION OF INTERDEPENDENCE July 4, 2003 When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for all peoples of the World to band together...

Bible Inspired America's Founding Documents By Chuck Baldwin Food For Thought From The Chuck Wagon May 30, 2003 The United States of America was built upon three fundamental documents: The Declaration of Independence, The U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Taken together, these documents form the basis of all our laws, principles and heritage. To destroy the principles contained in these documents is to destroy the country. Unfortunately, that is exactly what has been happening for many years now. The destruction of America's founding principles can be directly traced to the country's willful rejection of the Bible as our...

While learning the Declaration Of independence by heart, I realized that many readers may "pass over" so many of the beautiful phrases without really grasping their meaning. Therefore, I have endeavored to offer the following "Declaration of Independence for Dummies" in "street corner English". Actual words/phrases of the Declaration of Independence will be italicized, with my simpler translation following on normal font. Here Goes: ”When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary or one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another...” Whenever a group of people needs to split from their government... ”...and...

From the January 2001 issue of Chronicles: Distrusting John Lockeby Paul Gottfried John Locke has been interpreted in various ways that appeal to conservatives—e.g., as a Christian, albeit a materialist and anti-Trinitarian, or as a qualified defender of private property—but there is a general drift to his thought that should offend traditionalists.  His view of human beings as thinking matter without the capacity for innate ideas, his unmistakable faith in sexual egalitarianism, and his constructivist theory of civil society are all fundamentally anti-conservative.  The point is not whether any of these positions is theoretically defensible but whether conservatives (or historically...

WHEN in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the Earth, the separate and equal Station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent Respect to the Opinions of Mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the Separation. WE hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life,...

If there is a more confusing area of constitutional law than church-and-state, I hope I won't have to write about it anytime soon. Because the courts have confused this subject almost beyond discussion, clouding over even the simplest terms. Like church and state. Now we have the spectacle of scholars learned in the law — and only in the law, one begins to suspect — arguing over just how much religion should be allowed in the Pledge of Allegiance. On one side are the perfectly serious zanies like the judge who compares the "under God" in the Pledge to the...

Bush's blueprint for future conceals a declaration of war By Rupert Cornwell in Washington 28 February 2003 There were a few conditionals at the start, describing what "would" happen if an American-led coalition were to invade Iraq. There was the obligatory expression of hope that Baghdad will "meet the demands of the UN and disarm fully and peacefully". But that pretence quickly vanished. Within a minute or two, it wasn't "would" but "will" – what will happen when Saddam Hussein's regime is destroyed and the American military runs Iraq. President Bush's words on Wednesday can be read in many keys:...