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Declaration of Independence Banned In the city of Cupertino, California, a fifth grade public school teacher at Stevens Creek School, Stephen Williams, has been prohibited by the principal from distributing the Declaration of Independence among other documents from the American Founding. Why? Because they mention God. Like the recent challenge to the Pledge of Allegiance, many Americans will view this as an outrage. It is. But it would be a mistake to think that striking down the Pledge or banning the Declaration or any other historical document from our public schools is a new development. The sad fact is...

IN CONGRESS, November 3, 2004The unanimous Declaration of the eighteen blue States of AmericaWhen in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for the beautiful people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with fly over country and to assume among the powers of the earth, the high and exhalted station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God (Gaia, not the Christian or Jewish one) entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation and we will try to use...

Fellow Declarationists, When the Patriot Fathers of '76 finally saw that they were compelled to declare independence from Britain, the central ground was simple and single. The Declaration itself contained a long list of abuses, but running through them all was this: the People's right to rule itself was under sustained attack by the King and his ministers. Victory in the Revolution meant, above all, that that right would be enshrined in American foundational law. The Constitution was meant to make that victory permanent. Each American election in the three centuries since that victory, be it local or national, presents...

The world has decided that the territories are beyond the pale for the Jews. In a crash course on Jewish literacy, dealing with the Pale of Settlement published by Aish.com we learn "From 1791 until 1915, the Jews living in Eastern Europe were confined by the Czars of Russia -- starting with Catherine the Great -- to an area known as the "Pale of Settlement" (meaning "borders of settlement"). "Jews were specifically expelled from Moscow and St. Petersburg and forced into the Pale. Later they were also expelled from rural areas within the Pale and forced to live only in...

I’m just another American ‘Mornin’ folks! How the hell are ya this mornin’, anyways? Coffee’s on, and is it real good this mornin’, too. Ya best grab a cup and get some! Ya gotta get yer eyes open ‘fore ya face the day! Paper’ll be along after a bit, I’d imagine. I gots first dibs onna funny pages, too! …I always have to tell ya that… Well, I had somethin’ in mind, this mornin’. It ain’t at all what I had in mind to start with to visit over, but it’ll do fer now…and fer the women I getta go...

“Whoa,” I hear you cry. “Why should I read anything about a ‘Pukin Dog’?” This is an honorable name, the nickname of a squadron of Navy fighter pilots who flew combat in Vietnam. Now it is the screen name of a man who flew for that unit in Central Europe. He’s currently a pilot for a major American airline. Both he and his airline will remain anonymous, because he thinks some might take offense at his words. I’ll respect his confidence. Besides, on the Internet it doesn’t matter who you are or what your background is. The only questions are:...

Note: I have a personal website left over from the days when my self-penned John Denver tribute song was on the radio and for sale. (No more) I have since filled the site with anti-Kerry and anti-abortion information. :)) Here is the latest leftist comment to me.... ==================================================== LEFTIST EMAIL: My God, what a hate filled site this is, not that I care much for Kerry or for one party over the other...... What I want to know is, how can the subject of this website claim any affinity with John Denver, when he supports the most anti environmental president...

The Declaration of Independence Many are unaware of the writings and documents that preceded these great works and the influence of biblical ideas in their formation. In the first two sections of this article, I would like to examine the Declaration of Independence. Following this, we'll look at the Constitution. On June 7, 1776, Richard Henry Lee introduced a resolution to the Continental Congress calling for a formal declaration of independence. However, even at that late date, there was significant opposition to the resolution. So, Congress recessed for three weeks to allow delegates to return home and discuss the proposition...

On Sunday, the Fourth of July, millions of U.S. citizens will fire up the barbeque and shoot off fireworks in celebration of the Declaration of Independence, a now-sacred document that declares the independence of what were then 13 united colonies from England. But the Continental Congress voted for the Declaration of Independence on the second of July in 1776. No one signed it until August 2, and the last signatures didn't come until the end of November. "The only thing that happened on the fourth was they approved the document," said Ronald Hoffman, director of the Omohundro Institute of Early...

"That Honorable Determination" Celebrating the 228th Anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence By Christopher Flannery Posted July 4, 2004 Anything in these remarks that does not stray from the truth is indebted to the American Founders, who bequeathed these ideas to us, to Abraham Lincoln, who preserved and ennobled them in the country's greatest crisis, to Harry V. Jaffa, who has done more than anyone since Lincoln to recover them, and to the late Tom Silver, the wisest and best of those who founded the Claremont Institute for the sake of these ideas. American children are not born understanding...

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...