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The Lord is Our Law Giver

Bill Federer — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:35:19 +0000

This video featuring historian and author Bill Federer presents the Bible and Christianity as the basis and inspiration for the Constitution of the United States of America.

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In God We Trust

Bill Federer — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:45:14 +0000

O thus be it e’er when free men shall stand,
Between their loved home and the war’s desolation;
Blest with victory and peace, may the Heaven-rescued land,
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation!
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just;
And this be our motto IN GOD IS OUR TRUST!
And the Star Spangled Banner in triumph shall wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

This fourth stanza of the National Anthem inspired Congress to place the motto “In God We Trust” on the nation’s coins beginning on March 3, 1865. House Speaker Schuyler Colfax noted at the time:

The last act of Congress ever signed by President Lincoln was one requiring that the motto . . . “In God We Trust” should hereafter be inscribed upon all our national coin.

On October 30, 1949, President Truman commented:

When the U.S. was established . . . the motto was “In God We Trust.” That is still our motto and we still place our firm trust in God.

On February 9, 1961, President Kennedy reaffirmed this:

The guiding principle of this Nation has been, is now, and ever shall be “In God We Trust.”

And on March 19, 1981, President Reagan asserted yet again:

Our Nation’s motto . . . reflects a basic recognition that there is a divine authority in the universe to which this nation owes homage.

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Good Christian Citizenship

Lee Davis — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:12:49 +0000

This video features American historian and author Bill Federer. Talking about what it means to be a good Christian citizen, he points out that the country was created with “the people as kings and the politicians as servants.” He believes that citizens need to take responsibility for the country because we are the ones who rule in a democracy. Most Americans have lost sight of the reality that the government is in our hands; “a government of the people, by the people and for the people.” As a God-centered nation, we need to have a Biblical response to politics.

This is the third video in the series of six on the subject of God and Country.

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Our Christian Presidents

Lee Davis — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:26:10 +0000

Bill Federer has written 16 books primarily dealing with American history. In this video he talks about the Christian character of our great presidents and the impact they had on our nation. He gives George Washington as an example in upholding a democracy free of tyrannical rule. King George III asked a colleague about General Washington’s plans after winning the Revolutionary War. His colleague replied, “They say your highness, he will return to his farm.” The King then said, “If he does that, he truly will be the greatest man in the world.”

This video is the second in Mr. Federer’s series of six on God and Country.

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A God-Centered Nation

Lee Davis — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:30:25 +0000

Bill Federer is an author and writer, and has written 16 books primarily dealing with American history. In this video, he talks about the importance of understanding “where we came from to give us some direction as to where we’re going as a nation,” specifically emphasizing the impact of God and faith on our nation’s past. Hear Bill talk about the founding of our nation, where it started, how it has changed, and where it may be going. “America is unique in the family of nations with a government based on Biblical ideas of equality… a government where the people were the king and the politicians were the servants.”

This is the first in a series of six videos that will be posted here on the subject God and Country, all featuring Bill Federer.

Visit Bill Federer’s website: AmericanMinute.com.

CTA offers an impressive selection of patriotic gifts that help congregations celebrate God and Country.

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