Our Cultural Whitewashing

Not too long ago Mr. Potato Head was in trouble. In a day when even a sitting Supreme Court justice claims not to know how to define a woman, the hubris of calling any toy “Mr.” is just too much for our present culture. Even Piers Morgan was upset about this tempest-in-a-teapot because the “Mr.” […]

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Our Cultural Whitewashing

Not too long ago Mr. Potato Head was in trouble. In a day when even a sitting Supreme Court justice claims not to know how to define a woman, the hubris of calling any toy “Mr.” is just too much for our present culture. Even Piers Morgan was upset about this tempest-in-a-teapot because the “Mr.” […]

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Parents and Education

Parents will be held responsible by God for their children’s education, says the Bible. This was a view shared by the majority of America’s founders. But today there is a great defiance against this on the part of many in our educational establishment. Many leaders in the educational system seem to think they know better […]

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The War on the American Past

There is a growing war against the past. Our heroes of yesteryear, even George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, are under attack. I was disheartened to see ads for Hulu presenting a series based on the discredited 1619 Project. As I’ve noted in a column many months ago, the 1619 Project postulates that America began in […]

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A Detail About Jefferson and the Bible and Education

President Thomas Jefferson allowed and allocated personal funds for the Bible and Watts’ hymnals (as in Isaac Watts) to be taught in a couple of schools in Washington, D.C. Below are details about this. Thomas Jefferson was a complicated man spiritually. It is a mistake to classify him as a full-fledged believer in Christ. It […]

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