Today's American Minute

Sharia Law vs. U.S. Law: "Law of the Middle East is the antithesis of Western law" - American Minute with Bill Federer

March 22, 2026 • U.S. Law vs. Sharia Law - "The law of the Middle East is the antithesis of Western law" -Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson

"The law of the Middle East is the antithesis of Western law" -Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson, 1955, Law in the Middle East

Saint Patrick and the times he lived -- He "...found Ireland all heathen and left it all Christian!" - American Minute with Bill Federer

March 12, 2026 • Saint Patrick & the times he lived in -- How he "...found Ireland all heathen and left it all Christian!"

In his 30 years of ministry, Saint Patrick is credited with baptizing 120,000 people and founding 300 churches. He used the three-leaf clover to teach the Trinity.

"Old Ironsides" USS Constitution -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., & his dissenting son - American Minute with Bill Federer

March 11, 2026 • "Old Ironsides" USS Constitution - Oliver Wendell Holmes • & his dissenting son • Sr.

The USS Constitution was about to be decommissioned and broken into scrap when it was saved by a poem titled "Old Ironsides," written by poet, Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

IN GOD WE TRUST National Motto: Francis Scott Key's anthem & his fight to free slaves - American Minute with Bill Federer

March 09, 2026 • IN GOD WE TRUST National Motto: Francis Scott Key's anthem & his fight to free slaves

On March 7, 2011, the Supreme Court denied a challenge by an atheist who was intolerant of the National Motto, by letting the decision of the Federal Appeals Court stand. On November 1, 2011, the House of Representatives passed an additional resolution in a 396-9 vote reaffirming "IN GOD WE TRUST" as the official motto of the United States.

"Remember the Alamo-Remember Goliad": History of New Spain & Texas Independence - American Minute with Bill Federer

March 06, 2026 • "Remember the Alamo-Remember Goliad": History of New Spain & Texas Independence

The Texas Declaration ended: "We, therefore, the delegates, with plenary powers, of the people of Texas ... DECLARE, that our political connection with the Mexican nation has forever ended, and that the people of Texas, do now constitute a FREE, SOVEREIGN, and INDEPENDENT REPUBLIC ... Conscious of the rectitude of our intentions, we fearlessly and confidently commit the issue to the decision of the Supreme Arbiter of the destinies of nations."