By Guests Columnist, Annie Holmquist Christian Action League December 29, 2023 As a grade school student, one of my favorite field trips was spending a day attending the one-room school at a local historical site. My friends and I would pack our noontime meal in lunch buckets, dress in aprons and bonnets, and participate in […]
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Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup/Patriotism and Christianity
By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “It’s time we rediscovered what it means to be ‘one nation under God,’ as President Abraham Lincoln said in the Gettysburg Address. It’s time we understand the full meaning of our national motto, ‘In God We Trust.’ It’s time we stop the ‘state sanctioned atheism’ that has been stripping […]
Patriotism: When Principles Mean More than Paychecks
By L.A. WilliamsChristian Action LeagueSeptember 10, 2020 “There comes a time when principles mean more than paychecks.” That’s what Air Force veteran Gary Dean told the media this week to explain his departure from Food Lion after the supermarket chain informed him he could no longer wear a face covering featuring the American flag. The […]
Patriotism, War, Christianity and Memorial Day
By Rev. Mark CreechChristian Action LeagueMay 22, 2020 One of my favorite quotes is by Benjamin Rush, who once shared his thoughts on Patriotism as a moral and religious duty. Rush said: “Patriotism is as much a virtue as justice and is as necessary for the support of societies as natural affection is for the […]
Christianity and Patriotism
By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew Abigail Adams, the wife of John Adams, second President of the United States, wrote in a letter to a friend: ‘A patriot without religion in my estimation is as great a paradox as an honest man without the fear of God. Is it possible that he whom no moral […]
Patriotism & Christianity “Confuddled” in America and in our Schools
The Back Pew Cartoon by Jeff Larson