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Milestones of 1860 remind us who we are

Thursday, 4 March 2010 17:01 by Greg Schaller
(CCU Faculty) 2010 marks the 150th anniversary of the election of Abraham Lincoln to the Presidency.  It is fitting that we recognize this anniversary, as Lincoln’s election marked a huge turning point in our nation’s history.  ... [More]

Primer on America's political ills & steps to a cure

Saturday, 20 February 2010 03:33 by John Andrews
('76 Editor) Two important articles published recently, along with a classic from the early Reagan years, remind us how deep and grave are the pathologies threatening American self-government -- and map out the fundamental change of thinking we must ... [More]

Time for 'We the Posterity' to do our part

Saturday, 6 February 2010 07:41 by Bill Sterrett
('76 Contributor) A personal viewpoint is hereby submitted by William Dent Sterrett III, this date February 6, 2010. In honor of the Founding Fathers and the United States Constitution, and as a proud member of the Posterity, so eloquently referenced... [More]

How should an American college teach American history?

Wednesday, 3 February 2010 06:44 by John Andrews
('76 Editor) Particularly a college such as CCU, devoted to the same biblical truths and principles as most of our Founders?  Centennial Institute asked for advice on teaching our country's history to college students, from a dozen of the most t... [More]

Forgetting the Founders

Tuesday, 19 January 2010 06:23 by Jonathon Seidl
There's a case of Founding Father forgetfulness creeping through the GOP. Sarah Palin recently showed the extent of the infection. But it seems Colorado is not immune, and may be in desperate need of the vaccine. In a recent interview with Glenn Bec... [More]

Tall Towers of Islam and America

Wednesday, 6 January 2010 15:06 by William Watson
What does Burj Khalifa, the world’s new tallest building dedicated this week in Dubai, have to do with the Twin Towers destroyed eight years ago?  In Islamic Law non-Muslim buildings are not allowed to be higher than Muslim ones, especiall... [More]

Christ's birth rebukes godless politics

Wednesday, 23 December 2009 06:24 by Hilmar von Campe
('76 Contributor) There is only one way out of the mess we are in: to face the truth of how we got into it and apply the proper medicine. How did the United States, the leader of the free world, get on to the road to a totalitarian system financed by... [More]

Enough of the Christmas wars

Wednesday, 23 December 2009 06:17 by John Andrews
('76 Editor) Good news. Death is on defense this week. That’s a big reason for the excitement about Christmas and Hanukkah. It should make these holidays welcome even among people who don’t share the biblical beliefs they represent. And i... [More]

Is Christmas still relevant?

Wednesday, 16 December 2009 11:19 by Mark Shepard
As Christmas comes, reactions abound.  Since the fourth century AD, when Roman Emperor Constantine embraced Christianity, church service attendance in Western Civilization is greatest at Christmas and Easter. Prior to Constantine, Christianity ... [More]

Manhattan Declaration: I signed, will you?

Sunday, 29 November 2009 15:41 by John Andrews
('76 Editor) Americans from the major Christian faiths, seeing an imminent move by the civil power against God-given elements of a sustainable and free society, are putting their names to a resistance manifesto known as the Manhattan Declaration.&nbs... [More]