The Geneva Bible: Charter of Pilgrim Self-Government
Nov 30, 2010 2 Comments ›› John EidsmoeAlthough Thanksgiving 2010 is over and the Christmas season has begun, it is still November and the Pilgrims are still on our minds. They were students of the Bible, and from the Bible they learned not only the way of salvation but also the basic principles of republican self-government. Many are surprised to ...
Continue ReadingWhat Would Jethro Do? A Biblical Voting Guide
Oct 27, 2010 1 Comment ›› Ben DuPréWith only 6 days left until election day, now seems like a good time to tell you who you should vote for. No, you will not find any candidate endorsements here, but the Bible does tell us what kind of candidate we ought to choose. And the standard is WWJD: What Would Jethro Do. ...
Continue ReadingObama Quotes Declaration Independent of “Creator”
Sep 20, 2010 1 Comment ›› Ben DuPréPresident Barack Obama likes to claim credit for "turning the economy around" during the recent dubiously-named "Recovery Summer." And his radical spending and regulatory policies probably deserve the credit for the "un-recovered" state of our economy. But in a speech before the Congressional Hispanic Caucus last week, Obama seemed to have trouble giving credit where credit ...
Continue Reading“Islamophobia” — A Double Standard?
Aug 27, 2010 1 Comment ›› John EidsmoeInvestigative reporters today revealed that the U.S. State Department is using taxpayer funds in a thinly-disguised effort to promote evangelical Christianity in the Middle East. Two investigative reporters for a leading news network discovered through an anonymous tip that the State Department will spend an estimated $16,000 to send evangelist Franklin Graham on the tour ...
Continue ReadingSen. Henry Clay: the Great…Moderator?
Jun 29, 2010 1 Comment ›› John EidsmoeToday, 29 June 2010, marks the passing of an era---the death of U.S. Senator Henry Clay in 1852. The son of a Baptist pastor, Clay was born 12 April 1777 during America's War for Independence. Clay was 10 years old when the Constitutional Convention took place. Without attending law school, he studied for the ...
Continue ReadingDefending Prayer in the Name of Jesus in North Carolina County
May 26, 2010 No Comments ›› Site AdministratorPress Release Former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore and the Foundation for Moral Law, a religious liberties legal organization in Montgomery, Alabama, filed an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit today defending prayers offered before meetings of the Forsyth ...
Continue ReadingFoundation Defends Kentucky’s Reliance on “Almighty God” in Statute
May 11, 2010 No Comments ›› Site AdministratorAlabama Judge Roy Moore and the Foundation for Moral Law, together with Col. Ron Ray and First Principles Press, filed an amicus curiae brief in the Kentucky Court of Appeals on behalf of 35 Kentucky Senators defending a Homeland Security Act that declared that “[t]he safety and security of the Commonwealth cannot be achieved apart ...
Continue ReadingJudge Moore & Foundation Defend “Under God” in Pledge in NH Schools
Apr 19, 2010 1 Comment ›› Site AdministratorJudge Roy Moore and the Foundation for Moral Law filed an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit today defending New Hampshire schools who allow students to voluntarily recite the Pledge of Allegiance, including “one nation under God.” The Foundation argued that atheist Michael ...
Continue ReadingFoundation Defends City Council Prayer Against Atheist Attack
Apr 14, 2010 4 Comments ›› Site AdministratorPress Release [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="114" caption="BIRMINGHAM CITY HALL"][/caption] The Foundation for Moral Law (FML) in Montgomery, Alabama, founded by Judge Roy Moore, sent a letter today to the City Council of Birmingham, Alabama, and Mayor William Bell, Sr. explaining that prayers offered at city meetings are constitutional and an important part of American ...
Continue ReadingJustice Stevens to retire: Remember October before November
Apr 9, 2010 1 Comment ›› Ben DuPréConfirming what has been suspected for months, Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is retiring at the end of the Court's term in the early summer. Justice Stevens had only hired one law clerk last year instead of the usual four, and as recently as last week admitted that he would retire during Barack Obama's ...
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