(Edited 7 AM, Monday, March 6) I think there is a general misconception of just what assimilation means to the ideal of “to be American”. To understand American exceptionalism you must first realize that it was created by the American people,…
Category: American Exceptionalism
Missionizing Millennials, Saving Ben Shapiro
Recently Rev Billy Graham said that if people are going to call themselves “Christian” it would be helpful if, from time to time, they would mention Jesus. An obverse to Rev Graham’s point was made by C S Lewis 75…
This Land is Ours
Yeah, I know. I’ll bet you’re thinking I’m talking about Americans claiming our property rights to America.. The sudden stand-off in Oregon over a ranch-land conviction and jailing, then added incarceration, of an Oregon ranching family head and his son, (by…
American Theology Simply Stated, The Transcendence of Liberty
The Transcendence of Liberty I’ve told this story before, of the time in 1991 I attended a birthday party for a law professor at a university in USSR Ukraine. Around three tables pushed together, in a dimly lit room, in early-winter, there…
A Republic, Where a Man Can Walk Free, Drunk or Sober; An Homage
In the 1960 film “The Alamo” John Wayne, playing Davy Crockett, made this speech: “Republic, I like the sound of the word. It means people can live free, come and go, buy or sell, drunk or sober, however they choose.”…