Recess Appointments: Focusing on the Wrong Word?
Jan 10, 2012 No Comments ›› John EidsmoePresident Obama has stirred controversy by appointing several persons to powerful positions without seeking Senate confirmation. He claims authority to do this based upon Article II, § 2 of the Constitution, which states: "The President shall have Power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which ...
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Response to “The Hidden Faith of the Founding Fathers” — Who Were They Hiding It From?
Jan 6, 2012 2 Comments ›› John EidsmoeChristian Pinto and Adullum Films have produced a DVD titled The Hidden Faith of the Founding Fathers in which they argue that America was not founded as a Christian nation. Rather, Pinto says, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were the products of Enlightenment thinking and the influence of Freemasonry, the Illuminati, and other ...
Continue ReadingA New Year: “Number Our Days”
Dec 29, 2011 No Comments ›› John Eidsmoe“So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts to wisdom.” (Psalm 90:12) A new year is dawning, but a very respected man in our church will see it only from heaven. He died in a car accident 10 December. When Bill ...
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Toys, Guns, or Christmas — Which Will It Be?
Dec 19, 2011 No Comments ›› John EidsmoeSeveral nights ago, while working at the computer, I watched an interesting movie on television: "The Man Who Saved Christmas" (CBS 2002). Perhaps you've seen it before. The story is based upon fact. The main character in the movie, A.C. Gilbert (left), was America's leading toy manufacturer. In 1918, while the nation was engulfed in World ...
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The Angel of Hadley and Judges Cave: A Robust Thanksgiving Tale
Nov 23, 2011 No Comments ›› John EidsmoeLast weekend I made my annual “pilgrimage” to Plymouth, Massachusetts, for a Board meeting of the Plymouth Rock Foundation. The hallowed landmarks continue to inspire: the statue of William Bradford, the statue of Chief Massassoit, the vault containing the bones of many of the pilgrims who died during the first winter, the Church of the ...
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