Today's American Minute
Miracle of Dunkirk and Churchill on Christian Civilization versus Socialism & Islamism -American Minute with Bill Federer
For reasons still debated, Hitler approved an order on May 24 to halt for three days the advance of 800,000 Nazi troop, possibly to consolidate his forces or to let the Nazi Luftwaffe air force complete the annihilation. In the meantime, King George VI, Winston Churchill, and all the people of Britain prayed. Then, beginning on May 27, they courageously rallied a nine day evacuation.
Charles Carroll of Carrollton - Longest Living Signer of Declaration "To obtain religious as well as civil liberty I entered jealously into the Revolution"- American Minute with Bill Federer
Charles Carroll led the Tea Party movement in Maryland. On October 19, 1774, Charles Carroll helped set fire to the British ship Peggy Stewart, which was carrying tea into the Annapolis harbor.
Madison, Mason and Henry on Freedom of Conscience - American Minute with Bill Federer
Freedom of Conscience & Religion: Patrick Henry George Mason Thomas Jefferson & James Madison - American Minute with Bill Federer
When the War of 1812 began with Britain, James Madison proclaimed a National Day of Public Humiliation and Prayer, July 9, 1812:
"I ... recommend the third Thursday of August ... for ... rendering the Sovereign of the Universe ... public homage ... that He would inspire all ...with a reverence for the unerring precept of our holy religion, to do to others as they would require that others should do to them."
John Adams on Government: Christian Virtue Necessary for Liberty - American Minute with Bill Federer
& the Need for Christian Virtue - American Minute with Bill Federer The Wisdom of John Adams: on Liberty Tyranny
On June 21, 1776, John Adams wrote: "Statesmen, my dear Sir, may plan and speculate for liberty, but it is Religion and Morality alone, which can establish the principles upon which freedom can securely stand."
Second Great Awakening Revival "No person seemed to wish to go home - hunger and sleep seemed to affect nobody - eternal things were the vast concern" - American Minute with Bill Federer
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In July of 1800, the congregation planned another camp meeting at the Gaspar River. Surpassing their expectations, 8,000 people arrived, some from over 100 miles away: "The power of God seemed to shake the whole assembly. Towards the close of the sermon, the cries of the distressed arose almost as loud as his voice.
After the congregation was dismissed the solemnity increased, till the greater part of the multitude seemed engaged in the most solemn manner ..