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Monthly Archives: October 2009
A Knocking on the Door
As many millions of parents and children prepare any number of costumes, from angels to zombies, a highly significant part of history is being forgotten. While October 31 has become widely accepted as a day and night to illicit questionable behavior, it was in the year 1517 that one man went knocking on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. On October 31, 1517, a man named Martin Luther attached a document to the doors of this church …
Congress Gets It – Battlefield Preservation
On October 28, 2009, the US Congress made an unprecedented step to help revers some of those trends.The following is a press release from Civil War Preservation Trust announcing the latest actions of our congress to protect Civil War Battlefields:
“It is welcome news that our $9 million funding request for battlefield preservation was accepted in the Interior Appropriations bill,” said Senator Webb. “As America prepares for the 150th anniversary commemoration of the Civil War, it is more important than ever that we preserve these landmarks for future generations to learn about the history of our nation.”
Political Activism and the Social Gospel
As the nineteenth century drew to a close, the political landscape became the new home for religious activism and promotion of what would become known as the “social gospel.” This social gospel took the moral tenets of the bible and applied them to common societal woes such as assisting the poor as well as increased pressure upon the population at large to accept the teachings of the church and in doing so to promote social righteousness.
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Separation of Church and State – Overview
There are indeed moral issues at stake in our land, but grace is given as a gift of the Father, not of the Congress. In order to establish Christian grace, love and purity, the followers of Jesus Christ must take up His cross daily and teach about His love and liberty to their neighbors.
The heart of God cannot come from the top down, it must come from the bottom to the top.
Separation of Church and State – Part 1
The Constitution was ratified and adopted on September 17, 1787 and the original 10 amendments, known as the Bill of Rights, were ratified on December 15, 1791. By 1830 however, the First amendment religious rights began to experience their first legal challenges in the United States Supreme Court.