"Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ." Colossians 2:8 This teaching examines the issue of so called “neutrality” in education....
Discerning Moment
Don’t shrink back, but proclaim your faith
"Do not let anyone claim to be a true American if they ever attempt to remove religion from politics. Anyone who does this cannot be called American." George Washington There are those that would like to enforce the "separation of church and state" in the sense that...
Navigating “The Wall” while demolishing a bad metaphor
“There is not a shadow of right in the general government to intermeddle with religion. Its least interference with it would be a most flagrant usurpation.” James Madison replying to one of Patrick Henry’s sweeping attacks on the Constitution during the Virginia...
Effects of the “Wall” of Separation
"Probably at the time of the adoption of the Constitution, and of the First Amendment to it, the general, if not universal sentiment in America was that Christianity ought to receive encouragement from the state.” Joseph Story, Commentaries on the Constitution, 1833,...
Columbus Advanced the Gospel Westward
By Dr. Max Lyons, Director of Teaching Services at FACE One man or woman, in obedience to God, can do great things, and make a profound difference in the world. Annually we honor such a man, Christopher Columbus. October 12th is Columbus Day because on...
The Idea of America Rests upon a Sovereign God
"No human society has ever been able to maintain both order and freedom, both cohesiveness and liberty apart from the moral precepts of the Christian Religion. Should our Republic ever forget this fundamental precept of governance, we will then, be surely doomed.”...
Church and State, Separate or One? Part II
“When once a republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil."Thomas Jefferson For decades, Americans have...
Church and State, Separate or One?
“Of all the dispositions and habits that lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports.” George Washington’s Farewell Address to the nation in 1796 For decades, Christians have believed that the phrase “separation of church and state”...
The Christian Principle of American Political Union (Part II)
Christianity produces civil or political union differently than does the world: it produces union based on spiritual unity. When the Boston Port Bill was enforced against Massachusetts (1774) cutting off their foreign and domestic trade (EXTERNAL), the flow of...



