Truth Through Media
Vocal Point with Dr. Jerry Newcombe.
Topic: The Bible and the Gettysburg Address. One of the top speeches in all of American history is Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, delivered to commemorate that battlefield in rural Pennsylvania. Dr. Daniel Dreisbach, professor at the school of public affairs at American University in Washington, DC, is the author of “Reading the Bible with the Founding […]
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Topic: The Assault on Marriage. America’s founders empowered “we the people” through our legislature, our duly elected officials. We are not a democracy—we’re a republic. And our Congressmen and Senators are supposed to represent us. About 20 years ago, we the people got to vote in various state amendments on the subject of marriage. Should […]
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Topic: Anti-Semitism. This year Israel celebrates its 75th anniversary as an independent nation. The United States was among the first countries to recognize the new nation. And yet in the United States today, there is a growing sentiment against Israel. Pinkston Communications notes, “Antisemitism is on the rise; [recently] neo-Nazis planned a “Day of Hate” against Jewish […]
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Topic: Samuel Adams, Part 1. Sam Adams is without doubt one of the most important founding fathers. But he’s often overlooked. He is often called the lightning rod of the American Revolution. He certainly was one of the first to call on the American colonies to declare independence from Britain, while maintaining dependence upon God. […]
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Topic: The Bible and the Constitution. What role, if any, did the Bible play in the creation of the Constitution? Recently, author and professor at American University, Dr. Daniel Dreisbach, wrote an article recently about the Constitutional convention and how its story of what happened in that summer of 1787 is captured in a famous […]
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Topic: Asbury Revival. Publius PR writes, “The Asbury Revival is something that has sparked a great deal of attention within the past few days. Viewed as a reconnection with the divine after a period of spiritual drought, “revival” goers witnessed a sudden and enthusiastic restoration of religious vigor at Asbury University in Kentucky. One of the cascading […]
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Topic: St. Patrick. On March 17th, many Americans celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Alas, in some cases they celebrate by getting drunk that day. But the real St. Patrick was a strong Christian who brought the faith to Ireland. One historian, Thomas Cahill, wrote a classic book about the impact of St. Patrick and his movement, […]
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Topic: Free Speech. Censorship of Newsmax. The First Amendment recognized the freedom of religion and…
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Topic: Social Emotional Learning. For the first 200 years or so, American education was Christian-based, and it helped propel the nation into excellence and great achievement. But in the last few decades our school systems too often falls way short of preparing children well. One of the things in schools that continues to cause children […]
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Topic: The Battle Over Free Speech. There is a battle over free speech in our time. It seems the left has a monopoly over the mainstream media, but also social media. What did the founders of America think about free speech? They even recognized free speech and a free press in the First Amendment. William […]
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