“I Heard the Bells…”

American Minute with Bill Federer “I Heard the Bells…” Christmas Tree, Lights, Poinsettia, Carols, & White House Christmas Celebrations – . Continuing through the centuries, courageous missionaries spread Christianity. In the 5th century, St. Patrick evangelized the heathen Druid tribes of Ireland. In the 6th century, St. Augustine of Cantebury baptized 10,000 heathen Anglo-Saxons in England. READ MORE > > >

AMERICAN MINUTE(S) with BILL FEDERER

Pilgrims tried Communism — and rejected it, — replacing it with Property owned by Individuals who could then be Charitable!  Immigrants to the “Holy Experiment” of Pennsylvania, Psalm 133:1 “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!” “My COUNTRY ’tis of Thee, Sweet LAND of LIBERTY”; & How … More AMERICAN MINUTE(S) with BILL FEDERER

Devotional Thought for Today – 12/07/2022

Today marks the 81st anniversary of the day that will live in infamy. It is imperative that we as a nation never forget the ultimate sacrifice that 2,403 U.S. service members and civilians made on that fateful day. America and the world would not know “peace” until August 14, 1945, it was announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally … More Devotional Thought for Today – 12/07/2022

Pilgrim Thanksgiving…

American Minute with Bill Federer Pilgrim Thanksgiving “God be Praised we had a Good Increase …Our Harvest being gotten in” Pilgrim Edward Winslow On NOVEMBER 21, 1620 (NS), the Pilgrims signed the Mayflower Compact and began their Plymouth Colony. Of the 102 Pilgrims, only 47 survived till Spring. At one point, only a half dozen were healthy enough to care for the rest. READ MORE > … More Pilgrim Thanksgiving…

Religious freedom protections added to Senate gay marriage bill don’t go far enough, advocates warn

Early morning fog envelopes the U.S. Capitol dome behind the U.S. House of Representatives on Nov. 4, 2022, in Washington, D.C. Republicans are poised to regain control of the U.S. Congress in the midterm elections on Nov. 8 after the Democrats gained the majority in both the House in 2018 and Senate in 2020. | Samuel Corum/Getty … More Religious freedom protections added to Senate gay marriage bill don’t go far enough, advocates warn

Democracy in America

Could anyone have predicted the future of America 200 years ago? Alexis de Tocqueville foresaw a society fraught with materialism and “soft despotism” in his classic study of self-governance, freedom, and equality, Democracy in America. Pete Peterson, Dean of the Pepperdine School of Public Policy, and Michael Knowles discuss what we can learn from de Tocqueville’s … More Democracy in America