A Joyous Independence Day in America: 249 and counting!

Today, July 4, 2025, marks America’s 249th birthday. On July 4, 1776, the thirteen colonies declared their independence from Britain, setting off a lengthy war, at the end of which they gained their independence from sometimes-brutal overlords across the Atlantic. Sacred Honor, indeed America’s Founders were a remarkable group of erudite, courageous, patriotic men, the …

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Happy 248th Birthday to America. Still the Greatest Country on God’s Green Earth.

This Independence Day, let me reflect on the qualities that have made America the Best, most Prosperous, and most Free Nation on God's Green Earth. From the moment the first new settlers in America stepped foot on the continent, God was their constant companion, their motivation, and their Rock. The Pilgrims gave thanks to their …

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Happy Birthday, United States of America!

Today is American Independence Day.  On July 4, 1776, America with its Declaration Of Independence, marked its separation from England, and the initiation of the Greatest Country on God's Green Earth.  In addition to becoming a country of its own, America became the first in all of human history.  What First, you ask?  America became …

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The Natural Order of Things

My hero, Rush Limbaugh, likes to point out that, through much of human history, the natural order of things in our world has been tyranny and misery.  Since humans  started to live in groups, the vast majority of people have led lives that were "nasty, brutish, and short".  Until very recently, human life-expectancy has been …

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The Reason for the Season-Independence Day

237 years ago, on July 4, perhaps the most remarkable group of people ever assembled in service to a Noble Idea, declared their Independence from Tyranny, in perhaps the most important document in American History. Herewith, find a reminder of the Roots of American Exceptionalism. The Declaration of Independence    The link is to the …

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