“What we believe is how we behave.” Is that true? How will you behave if you embrace the trending cultural shift? Are These Statements True? Many Americans are being taught to believe : – We are not created equal, that group identity is important, but some groups are more important than others., – Our rights […]
What Is A Living Constitution?
Have you ever heard of “a living constitution?” This is a philosophy based on a “revolving door” definition of truth. Truth As Defined by Our Founders When our Founders wrote the US Constitution, “truth” was defined as absolute and unchanging. For example, you’ve often heard me mention “The Laws of Nature and Nature’s God” from […]
Your Meaningful Independence Day Celebration
You have celebrated (hope it was safe and memorable!), but what about the meaning of the Independence Day holiday? How many of you know or remember the extraordinary events leading up to July 4, 1776? The Lead Up to Independence Day 1774-1775 Take, for example, that meeting of the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia in […]
Celebrating the Declaration of Independence
We are celebrating the Declaration of Independence, where our Founders declared that we have unalienable rights, “that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness (including your property rights).” We learn of the self-evident truth that all men are created equal and that “all” means “ALL.” Yet, we find a significant number of […]
What Was It Like for the Signers of the Declaration of Independence?
Summer, 1776. Signers of the Declaration of Independence. What kind of guts does it take to start a nation that puts The People truly in charge while separating from a king with “a decent respect” as they listed their grievances, one by one. Where does such courage come from? I’ve seen it at the National […]
Conversation
Over the holidays, I had a conversation with a man who interprets the Declaration of Independence very differently from how I teach the founding documents. We hit on three areas of disagreement with the Declaration that I thought might interest you. My view is the “point,” and his is the “counterpoint.” See what you think. […]