America's Christian History
America’s Christian History: The Foundation of American Education and Government
History is not a stream of random events with no connection except being linked in time, but it is the working out of a mighty system defined by principles as old as creation, and as infallible as divine wisdom. It is the Hand of God in American History, HIS STORY.
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Study the “red books,” primary source materials, to return to the American historical role of building the foundations of American Christian character. Learn about the Hand of God in American history and the important role of the Chain of Christianity® in revealing the power of Christ in bringing forth liberty for the individual in both civil and religious spheres. The blessings of liberty will not be perpetuated unless the principles of that liberty are taught in each generation.
Own Noah Webster’s 1828
American Dictionary
“If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under.”
Noah Webster – The Father of American Christian Education and author of the first American dictionary infused with Biblical language of liberty.
Why Every American Christian Home Should Have the Webster 1828 Dictionary.
In Christian homes, the Bible is central in forming the basis of living for moral and intellectual growth. It introduces a Biblical worldview, shapes thinking, and is the gold standard for American Christian education and scholarship.
Own Noah Webster’s 1828
American Dictionary
How did we get from here to there? By abandoning the sure promises of God.
1450 BC
Laws given by the Creator God. Natural law and moral law gave parents the responsibility to educate their children to fulfill God’s purposes.
And these words I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children…
Deuteronomy 6: 6-7
1517
The Reformation. The theology and scholarship brought about by the Reformers, such as Martin Luther, allowed early American education to create a unity of thought and faith to cement the nation.
1828
Biblical roots preserved. Noah Webster, father of
American scholarship
said, “Education is
useless without the
Bible” and compiled
the American dictionary to serve and preserve the Biblical roots of American principle and practice.
1838
Government schools
established. Horace
Mann, called the father of public education, instituted state-sponsored nonreligious schools and disqualified the home as the seed of teaching and learning.
1913
The birth of socialism.
John Dewey, called the father of progressive education, instituted
the secular teacher
colleges and the goal of establishing socialism in America through our universities, unleashing the schizo-chaos we experience today.
1962-1963
Prayer in schools was abolished. The United States Supreme Court decided that prayer and Bible lessons in schools violated the First Amendment because they represented an unconstitutional establishment of religion.
1980
Ten Commandments removed. The Supreme Court held that the Kentucky statute that required the Ten Commandments to be posted in school classrooms was in violation of the First Amendment.
2000
God is declared dead. The consequences
of denying God is apparent in the current
state of education. The war with natural and moral law requires a return to the original intent for our children.
“Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate for the government of any other.”
A Repository of Primary Sources Safeguarding America’s Christian History.
The Hall-Slater 12,000+ volume library was founded by Verna Hall and Rosalie Slater to establish a bulwark against socialism and Marxism. Today, this library is essential, safeguarding primary sources from digital manipulation.
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A repository of primary sources safeguarding America’s Christian History.