via: pajamasmedia.com Here comes a reckoning we won’t soon forget If you’re one of the lucky ones in these economically depressed times, you have a job that comes with a steady paycheck. (Nine percent of Americans or more have not been so lucky for twenty straight months.) But even for the fortunate gainfully employed among [...]
Archive for January, 2011
31 Jan
New Testaments for The Troops
via: American Minute w/Bill Federer Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born JANUARY 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, NY. The 32nd President, he was in office longer then any other, over 12 years, serving during the Great Depression and World War II. On October 6, 1935, FDR stated: “We cannot read the history of our rise and [...]
31 Jan
Robert Frost
“I shall be telling this with a sigh, Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference” wrote Robert Frost in “The Road Not Taken.” He first published poems in his high school bulletin and graduated [...]
31 Jan
Reagan & Space Shuttle Challenger
via: American Minute w/Bill Federer Seventy-three seconds after lift-off, on JANUARY 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded, killing its entire seven member crew, which included a high school teacher-the first private citizen to fly aboard the craft. In his address to the nation, President Ronald Reagan stated:
31 Jan
“Old soldiers never die; they just fade away…” – General Douglas MacArthur
via: American Minute w/Bill Federer Douglas MacArthur was born JANUARY 26, 1880. He commanded in World War I, was superintendent of West Point, and the youngest Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army. A four-star general, he retired in 1939, but returned in 1941 to defend the Philippines. When Japan invaded, President Roosevelt ordered him [...]
25 Jan
Muslims of the Americas’ New Target: Gullible Christians
Efforts by various Islamic organizations to engage Christians in “interfaith dialogue” are increasing. As you might guess, such efforts are typically selective in what they present about Islam and how they present it. On Saturday, January 8, 2001, a nice-sounding organization called the United Muslim Christian Forum [1] (UMC) held an event in Binghamton, New [...]
25 Jan
Reagan & Prayer in Schools
via: American Minute w/Bill Federer In his State of the Union Address, JANUARY 25, 1984, President Reagan stated: “Each day your members observe a 200-year-old tradition meant to signify America is one nation under God. I must ask: If you can begin your day with a member of the clergy standing right here leading you [...]
25 Jan
James Madison & Religious Freedom
via: American Minute w/Bill Federer James Madison’s defense of religious freedom began when he stood with his father outside a jail in the village of Orange and heard Baptists preach from their cell windows. He wrote of another incident to William Bradford, JANUARY 24, 1774: “There are at this time in the adjacent Culpepper County [...]
24 Jan
Bishop John Carroll
via: American Minute w/Bill Federer JANUARY 23, 1789, John Carroll founded Georgetown University. He was brother of Daniel Carroll, who signed the U.S. Constitution and gave the land where the Capitol is built. He was cousin to Charles Carroll, the wealthiest man in America and the longest living signer of the Declaration of Independence. John’s [...]
