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- Rick Perry: Twisting the Constitution to Fit His Religious Views Not Our Founding FathersIn Rick Perry's book, "Fed Up! Our Fight to Save America from Washington", he says he has many innovative ways he would like to change the Constitution. Perry falsely believes he knows what our Founding Fathers wanted.
- Michele Bachmann's Gaffe on Gaffe: John Quincy Adams Elevated to Founding FatherBachmann attempted to rectify a gaffe from earlier in the year on "Good Morning America." While doing so, she elevated sixth president John Quincy Adams to the role of Founding Father, a role his most distinguished father John Adams actually enjoyed.
- Michele Bachmann Gets it Right About Founding Fathers, SlaveryOne would think, after the Paul Revere kerfuffle in which Sarah Palin was proved right and her critics wrong about Revere warning the British, the media would have been a little hesitant about challenging a righty woman politician on history.
- The Founding Fathers on TV: Performances that Make American History Come AliveWhether you are looking to help your kids do better in social studies or are looking for a way to educate yourself about our Founding Fathers, the following performances from TV shows and miniseries are as entertaining as they are educational.
- Our Founding Fathers Would Love These Television ShowsWhat shows would America's founding fathers watch on a regular basis? Here are some of the most likely top choices.
- Happy 4th of July?Our Founding Fathers equated happiness with virtue and Christian living, but consumer culture has redefined happiness in an entirely different way that is better suited to a happy economy.
- The Founding Fathers of HollywoodThe founding fathers of Hollywood created an industry that became the movie factory of the world and provided the U.S. with one of its chief exports.
- Bill Maher Did Not Get the Memo from Barack ObamaFriday night, Bill Maher, who uses words much in the same way Jared Loughner is suspected of using bullets, aired his one hour of hate programming, "Real Time", for the first time in 2011. He did not disappoint in creating outrageous outrage.
Review of "1776 Faith"My review of a book by Phil Webster
The Texas Board of Education: Are They Rewriting History and Censoring Text Books?The Texas Board of Education sets text book standards which amount to rewriting history and book censorship. Thomas Jefferson's status as a founding father is being minimized, "separation of church and state" denied. Several founders were Deists.- Influences on Our Founding FathersThis looks at the cultural, political and historical influences on our founding fathers.
- America is a Secular NationThe religious right would have us believe that America was founded on Christian principles - but the truth is the complete opposite.
- Behaviors of Yesterday and TodayThis is nothing more than an elementary viewpoint of the organizational behavior parallels between our founding fathers and today's leaders.
- The Constitution and the Founding Fathers LimerickA limerick about the need for our nation to remeber the founding fathers for their ideals, values, and the constitution.
What Did America's Founding Fathers Believe?The Founding Fathers, contrary to popular belief, were not predominately theists.- Advice from the Founding Fathers - Part 4Benjamin Franklin, Partick Henry, and Thomas Jefferson had very strong opinions on the care and use of money, of Patriotism, and limited government.
Advice from the Founding Fathers - Part 2Freedom of speech and religion have slowly but surely been diminished from our society. Politicians, lawyers and judges have turned these fundamental rights upside-down. See what the founders said.
Advice from the Founding Fathers - Part 1Our founding fathers were huge supporters of gun ownership, hence the Second Amendment. See what they had to say.- The Founding Fathers Null and Voided the Declaration of IndependenceSome people in both the United States and United Kingdom jokingly refer to the United States and Canada as "The Colonies." Is this just a joke, or is there a merit to this claim?
- The Founders, the Framers, and the Founding FathersThere is a difference, and it is an interesting little history lesson.
The Founding Fathers Were Neither Deists nor ChristiansAn overview of the religious scruples of the men who founded America- How Our Founding Fathers Were Actually Not ChristiansBebunking the Myth
Our Founding Fathers Were Not DeistsDavid Barton is an author and historian who has extensively studied the beliefs of our Founding Fathers. He says that anyone who believes the Founders were deists is mistaken and hasn't done their homework.- A Summary of the Book Jefferson's PillowThis is a summary of the book "Jefferson's Pillow" that was used in American Political Theory class.
- Paul Lussier's Attack on the Founding FathersHistorical author Paul Lussier takes a hatchet to the Founding Fathers. Is his view accurate?
- Achievements of the Founding Fathers of the United Statesachievements and accomplishments of the Founding Fathers of the United States
God and GovernmentAn analysis of the debate on whether or not this is a Christian or Secularist nation.
What Does the Tea Party REALLY Represent?If it were up to the founding fathers, Barack Obama, Hilary Clinton, & Sarah Palin wouldn't be eligible to run for office.- Life in AmericaThe United States of America is viewed by many people around the world as being a wealthy country where its residents are rich beyond belief. That is not the case.
- The Truth About America (Part 4) Three Daggers in the Heart of AmericaThe Supreme Court has abused its power by going beyond interpreting and actually writing law. Activist judges have warped the original meaning of our constitution to satisfy clamoring special interest groups in our society.
- Our Government: Of, by and for the PeopleFor most of us, American History classes were taken a long time ago. Many may have forgotten what our founding fathers had to say about an appropriate government. It is now time for us to look at it again.
- You Don't Have to Be Perfect to Achieve GreatnessThe Founding Fathers sure weren't perfect. They fought, argued and some didn't even want the Constitution. One wanted a monarchy! One believed in aliens! Find out by reading this wonderful book by D'Agnese and Keirnan.
- The Downward Spiral of the DumbA partly tongue-in-cheek look at what our politicians have become and the levels we the people have allowed them to stoop to.
- Your Nation TodayA brief insightful view of our current administration and how things are being ran, with ever tightening grips around all our very lives.
The Day of IndependenceA short poem about the thoughts that the 4th of July holds for our proud country.- A Chartered PathWill our leaders chartered a different course for the United States?
- Commentary: The Face of AmericaThis piece is to encourage each of us to stand up for America and do the right thing.
Jefferson's DebtWhy one of our founding fathers became so impoverished- Ditty in Honor of Christian Brother Matthew Thornton, a Founding FatherComplex in humor, talent, Christian charity, Matthew Thornton was first President of NH House of Reps and Assoc. Justice NH Superior Court. Having been elected to Continental Congress, he is one of the signers of the Dec. of Independence.
- Irish Ditty About Brother James Smith, Founding FatherCaptain James Smith was known for Irish humor. Though born poor, through strife and education, he became a successful attorney and Pennsylvania congressman. Elected to the Continental Congress in 1776, he signed the Declaration of Independence.
