The Foundation for Life — Overrule Roe v. Wade!
Jan 26, 2014 No Comments ›› John EidsmoeAfter four decades of studying, lecturing, debating and writing on this subject, I am prepared to say that Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision by which the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the duly-enacted laws of nearly all of the 50 states and mandated abortion on demand as a national policy, is wrong. It is ...
Continue ReadingTHE WORD MADE FLESH, or, DO I HATE CHRISTMAS MUSIC?
Dec 24, 2013 No Comments ›› John EidsmoeTHE WORD MADE FLESH, or, DO I HATE CHRISTMAS MUSIC? A Christmas Meditation by COL(AL)John Eidsmoe, Senior Counsel, Foundation for Moral Law Hate Christmas music? I'm the guy who livestreams KFUO's 24/7 classical Christmas carols throughout the Christmas season, who sings in the community Messiah, who goes to every Christmas concert possible, who keeps Christmas CDs in ...
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A Pirate’s Prayer for the New Year
Dec 28, 2012 No Comments ›› John EidsmoeChoosing someone to pray for the New Year, a 16th-century pirate would not be the likely choice. But the prayer of Sir Francis Drake (c. 1540-1596) is reverent, eloquent, and inspiring. Calling Drake a pirate might be a little strong; privateer might be a better term. Drake had been commissioned by England to attack and plunder ...
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Who Needs the Star?
Dec 21, 2012 1 Comment ›› John Eidsmoe"Guiding Star, o may we heed thee, May we know we ever need thee, Lead us to our Savior King! Lead us to our Savior King" This 1810 Danish carol by Grundtvig, "Delig Er Den Himmel Bla," retells the Matthew account of the Star of Bethlehem that led the Magi to Bethlehem to worship the Infant King. But what was ...
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Interposition: Lutheran Pastors Under Siege!
Nov 27, 2012 1 Comment ›› John EidsmoeAmerica was built on two seemingly-opposite principles: respect for legitimate authority and resistance against tyrants. But these concepts go hand-in-hand. Â A tyrant is a ruler who has exceeded his legitimate authority and has usurped the higher authority of God and His Law. Â Resistance against tyrants, the American colonists, said, is obedience to God. The problem is, ...
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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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Marbury v. Madison (Wisc.): Faith, Football, and Freedom OF Religion
Nov 2, 2012 No Comments ›› Ben DuPréThis morning I had the privilege of standing with hundreds of students, parents, and citizens at Marbury High School in Autauga County, Ala., as they held signs and displayed shirts (like the one above) proclaiming Philipians 4:13, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." These good citizens of Marbury were gathered this ...
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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 ...
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No Freedom of Speech From the Pulpit
Jun 29, 2012 No Comments ›› Site AdministratorThe following post was guest-authored by 3rd-year law student Adam Parker, a 2012 summer intern at the Foundation for Moral Law. SHH! Freedom of Speech… As Long as That Speech isn’t Coming from a Pulpit! Most people that are a part of church ministry know of the travesty that is often referred to as the “Johnson Amendmentâ€â€”if not ...
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The Irony of Courage — Memorial Day Address 2012
May 27, 2012 No Comments ›› John Eidsmoe6 Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them. 7 Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not ...
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