Tag: American Minute With Bill Federer

C.S. Lewis – “The safest road to Hell is the gradual one–without signposts”

November 29, 2021

I have only read a few of of C.S. Lewis’s classic’s The Chronicles of Narnia, initially to see what all the hubbub was about, then Mere Christianity and The Screwtape Letters. I can recommend all three. American Minute with Bill Federer His death went unnoticed, as he died the same day John F. Kennedy was shot. His … More C.S. Lewis – “The safest road to Hell is the gradual one–without signposts”

The Wisdom of John Adams: on Liberty, Tyranny, and the Need for Christian Virtue

November 29, 2021

American Minute with Bill Federer John Adams wrote A Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal Law, 1765: “The desire of dominion … when … restraints are taken off … becomes an encroaching, grasping, restless, and ungovernable power … contrived by the great for the gratification of this passion… …originally formed … for the necessary defense … against … … More The Wisdom of John Adams: on Liberty, Tyranny, and the Need for Christian Virtue

Anti-Federalist warning “… base betrayer of the rights of his country …

November 27, 2021

American Minute with Bill Federer Anti-Federalist warning “… the base betrayer of the rights of his country … though he may artfully have obtained an election”-James Warren Did Anti-Federalists predict the likes of: Castro, Kim Jong-un, King Abdullah, Mugabe, Omar al-Bashir, Idi Amin, Pol Pot, Ho Chi Minh, Stalin, and Mao Zedong? In spite of these leaders using democratic … More Anti-Federalist warning “… base betrayer of the rights of his country …

Pilgrims tried Communism — and rejected it

November 18, 2021

American Minute with Bill Federer Pilgrims tried Communism — and rejected it, — replacing it with Property owned by Individuals who could then be Charitable! High winds and treacherous tides along North America’s coast blew the Pilgrims 500 miles off course, preventing them from joining Virginia’s settlement at Jamestown, founded 14 years earlier. Having to disembark in Massachusetts, there … More Pilgrims tried Communism — and rejected it

Persecution in Europe led to Settling of America…

November 15, 2021

The Mayflower Compact the first Constitution and document establishing self-government in the New World, begins the main body with these words: Having undertaken, for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian faith,…  Despite what is being taught in schools and at sites like Plymouth Plantation and the like, America was not settled because … More Persecution in Europe led to Settling of America…

Virginia’s George Mason – Purpose of Bill of Rights

November 3, 2021

American Minute with Bill Federer Virginia’s George Mason – Purpose of Bill of Rights is to Limit Government! “Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.”Thus began the first of the Ten Amendments, or Bill of Rights, which were approved SEPTEMBER 25, 1789. “The Father of the Bill of … More Virginia’s George Mason – Purpose of Bill of Rights

Judicial Activism: Why Justices should NOT Usurp Power & Make Laws

October 16, 2021

American Minute with Bill Federer Yale President Ezra Stiles stated in 1783:”Most states of all ages… have been founded in rapacity, usurpation and injustice… The Nimrods… (were) the first invading tyrants of the ancient ages… The spirit of conquest had changed the first governments… All succeeding ones have in general proved one continued series of injustice, which has reigned in all countries … More Judicial Activism: Why Justices should NOT Usurp Power & Make Laws

Revivals led to founding of Universities; the enduring influence of preachers like Jonathan Edwards

October 6, 2021

American Minute with Bill Federer As I read this, we hope you will too :), the thing noted is that revivals usually took place via open air public preaching. With all the restrictions in place, especially on Christians, today I wonder how a modern revival would look? Religious revivals have a long history of preaching out of … More Revivals led to founding of Universities; the enduring influence of preachers like Jonathan Edwards

“Tyrants accomplish their purposes…by disarming the people”

September 30, 2021

American Minute with Bill Federer Justice Joseph Story appointed to Supreme Court by James Madison His father was a Boston Tea Party “Indian.” Joseph Story graduated second in his class from Harvard. He was a U.S. Representative, then was elected Massachusetts Speaker of the House. SOURCE: “Tyrants accomplish their purposes…by disarming the people” “The Relation of Christianity to Civil Government in the United … More “Tyrants accomplish their purposes…by disarming the people”