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American history

We Do Ordain: Why September 17 Deserves a Place Beside July 4
On September 17, 1787, thirty-nine men signed a document that has governed this country ever since. Two hundred and thirty-nine years later, most Americans cannot tell you the date. We are in the year of the nation’s 250th anniversary, and Constitution Day has never been given anything close to the honor it deserves. September 17 […]

Constitutional Rights Attacked
How should Christians engage in the midterm elections? By praying for the nation, getting informed, and actively voting. On Truth & Liberty, guest host Janet Porter and Liberty Counsel's Matt Staver discuss the upcoming midterms, national prayer i...

American courts

Sharia in America Would Be No ‘Day at the Beach’
One of America’s most popular oceanside resorts is Myrtle Beach in South Carolina. Some 20 million people per year vacation at this “Grand Strand,” coming from all 50 states and internationally. Because my grandparents ran a seasonal hotel there for three decades, we’ve vacationed at Myrtle Beach most summers of my life. We’ve seen a […]

America

Virginia’s Town Halls Sound a Warning for the Whole Nation
In August, Pastor Jonathan Falwell of Thomas Road Baptist Church, Pastor Gary Hamrick of Cornerstone Chapel, and Bishop E.W. Jackson of The Called Church organized a series of six “Stand for Life and Marriage” town halls across Virginia. Meetings in Alexandria, Fredericksburg, Roanoke, Virginia Beach, Hampton, and Colonial Heights gathered pastors, Christian leaders, and believers […]

America

Reparations for Slavery: Why Payments to Living Americans Are the Wrong Answer
A leading black pastor and I were discussing financial reparations for slavery that took place in early America. He was for them, I was not.  We discussed how a government could accurately put a dollar amount on “punitive damage for enslavement experienced by others.”  This pastor, generally conservative in most other of his positions, was […]

American history

America Must Remember God
This July, America celebrates 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. That is a major milestone, and I believe it is worth celebrating. But we need to do more than wave flags, watch fireworks, and sing patriotic songs. Those things are good, but they are not enough. We need to remember where […]

Biblical Values

Back to the Constitution with Kelly Shackleford
Richard Harris joins Kelly Shackleford, President and CEO of First Liberty Institute, to discuss restoring prayer and biblical values in schools while breaking down First Amendment rights and government power. It’s time to take it back to the Cons...

First Amendment

Obeying God, Not Man with Rusty Trubey and Erin Smith
Host Richard Harris welcomes Reverend Rusty Trubey and attorney Erin Smith to discuss the fight for religious freedom and free speech. Rusty shares his experience of facing trouble for preaching the Gospel. They explore Acts 5:29 and the First Ame...

Christian joy

‘Fear Not’: You Are Free to Glorify God
And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:10–11 As I’ve grown older, I’ve come to appreciate the celebration […]