A Toast to Doolittle’s Raiders
Apr 26, 2012 No Comments ›› Site AdministratorLast night, as Trinity Presbyterian Church held a special patriotic program to dedicate five military flags (Army, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, and Air Force), I was asked to represent the Air Force and present the story of Doolittle's Raid over Japan. The text of my speech is below. My thanks to Justin Rojek for the ...
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Change Tax Day to the Day Before Elections!
Apr 13, 2012 No Comments ›› John EidsmoeSeveral random but related thoughts on taxes: 1. Higher taxes mean bigger government and less freedom. As taxes go up, an increasing proportion of the decisions concerning the use of dollars is made by the government, not by the individual citizen. 2. Americans should pay their taxes, unless those taxes are unconstitutional. But they shouldn't like paying ...
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The Easter Bunny, the Empty Tomb, or Both?
Apr 6, 2012 No Comments ›› John EidsmoeGenesis 3:17-19; Romans 8:18-23; Romans 1:22-25 The War on Easter Many of us are seasoned veterans of the War on Christmas, the campaign to drive the recognition of Christmas out of the public square, replacing Jesus with Santa Claus, "Silent Night" with "Please, Santa Baby," and the creche with Santa's workshop. Is there also a War on Easter? ...
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More Freedom than Ever?
Mar 16, 2012 No Comments ›› John EidsmoeWilliam Simon, who had served as Secretary of the Treasury under President Gerald Ford, wrote a brief book titled A TIME FOR TRUTH (Berkley 1979). Milton Friedman called it "a brilliant and passionate book by a brilliant and passionate man." After detailing government regulation of the economy and its repressive effect on individual incentive and ...
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Judge Roy Moore & Foundation Defend Memorial Cross in Supreme Court Brief
Mar 9, 2012 2 Comments ›› Site AdministratorThe Foundation for Moral Law, a non-profit organization dedicated to defending religious liberty and the public acknowledgment of God, filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court on Friday, March 9, 2012, asking the Court to hear a case involving a memorial cross on Mt. Soledad near San Diego, California. Read the Foundation's Mt. ...
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