Are You a Pilgrim?
Nov 21, 2012 No Comments ›› John EidsmoeBefore returning from our annual Board meeting of the Plymouth Rock Foundation last weekend, I visited the Old Burial Hill and stood at the grave of Governor William Bradford (1590 - 1657), the quintessential pilgrim. Â At the top of his gravestone is the Hebrew inscription "Jehovah Is My Help." In a sense, Bradford was a pilgrim ...
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IS AMERICA EXCEPTIONAL? An Independence Day Meditation
Jul 3, 2012 1 Comment ›› John EidsmoeAmerican Exceptionalism! Today we frequently hear that term in the media and academia, sometimes derisively, seldom defined. It refers to the belief that there is something special about America, something that makes America different from, and perhaps better than, other nations. Americans of older generations have grown up believing America is the greatest, the best, the ...
Continue ReadingIn the Aftermath of a Landmark (?) Decision
Jun 28, 2012 No Comments ›› John EidsmoeON THE EVE OF A LANDMARK DECISION John Eidsmoe, Colonel (AL), Alabama State Defense Force  [Note: This article is written in two parts, Part One the day before the health care decision, and Part Two in the hours thereafter.] During the March 27th oral arguments before the Supreme Court on the constitutionality of President Obama's health care legislation, ...
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Judge Roy Moore & Foundation Defend Memorial Cross in Supreme Court Brief
Mar 9, 2012 3 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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Response to “The Hidden Faith of the Founding Fathers” — Who Were They Hiding It From?
Jan 6, 2012 12 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 ...
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