Christian Declaration
A Declaration of Preference?: If Christians Wrote the Declaration of Independence If America was actually founded to be a “Christian Nation,” as Christian Nationalists claim, wouldn’t we expect the founding…
Tag: American History
Lady of the Harbor
I never tire of this powerful song. What a message for our time!
Matilda’s Mind
Matilda Joslyn Gage (1826-1898) fought alongside Stanton, Anthony and many others for women’s rights, the vote and full equality. In the 1880’s she co-authored History of Woman Suffrage with Stanton and…
Whose Liberty?
I just came across this quote from Lincoln who spoke these words in Baltimore one year before the end of the Civil War and his assassination (April 1864). Timely indeed.…
Ingersoll’s Religion of Reason
In this short “meditation” published in the North American Review, I highlight Robert Green Ingersoll’s sensible suggestions for The Church of the Future “The church says, ‘He that hath ears to…
In a Time of Trumpery
A term more relevant (and chilling) now than ever. “Trumpery” trump·er·y | ˈtrəmp(ə)rē | archaic noun (plural trumperies) attractive articles of little value or use. • practices or beliefs that…
Religion to Love, and Hate
In the 1840’s, Frederick Douglass traveled through the British Isles speaking on his former life as a slave in America. His voice, presence and message were powerful. His “gospel” was…
A Day at Mount Vernon
I was born and raised in Washington … the State of Washington. Since childhood I saw images of George everywhere, from highway signs to the State Seal. We used to…
