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A Real Live Niece of Uncle Sam
Jack Fowler, National Review
God and the Declaration of Independence
Jerry Newcombe, RealClearReligion
Semiquincentennial of a New General
Jack Fowler, Philanthropy Daily
Celebrating the Fourth of July as a Christian
Andy Thaxton, RealClearReligion
Despite Surge of Antisemitism, America is Worth Fighting For
Jonathan Tobin, JNS
What to the Catholic is the Fourth of July?
Kenneth Craycraft, Our Sunday Visitor
Preparing Our Children for their Own Independence Day
Fred Pry, RealClearReligion
Doing Politics Without God
Regis Martin, Crisis
Remembering the Real Revolution of July 4
Patrick Garry, Acton Institute
Patriots and the Promised Land: Joshua on July 4
American Bible Society
The Political Horseshoe of Conspiratorial Antisemitism
Bruce Abramson, RCReligion
Pope Leo Approves New Mass Centered on Care for Environment
RNS
Escape From Mamdani’s New York? That Isn’t the Jewish Way
Dovid Margolin, WSJ
The Big Blasphemous Bill
C. Andrew Doyle, Sojourners
American Liberty’s Ancient Pedigree
Mark Tooley, Juicy Ecumenism
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All Eyes on Vance as Turmoil Over Gutting USAID Grows
Amid a raging, mainly partisan battle over President Trump’s plans to slash foreign aid, Vice President J.D. Vance is set to address a summit of religious leaders and advocates looking to him fo...
Sec. Rubio Should Build on the Commission on Unalienable Rights
On Jan. 20, in his second inaugural address, President Donald Trump reiterated his determination to “make America great again.” America’s founding affirmation of and the nation&rsquo...
U.S. Must Acknowledge and Address Religious Persecution in Nigeria
Last month in Nigeria, Christians were confronted with yet another reminder of the ongoing threats they face in their own communities. In August, “more than 70 Nigerian Christians were killed an...
Don’t Forget the Victims of Persecution in Nigeria
Four years ago this month, a young Nigerian Sufi musician named Yahaya Sharif-Aminu was convicted and sentenced to death by hanging. His trial had taken just a few months, and he had no lawyer to defe...

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Preparing Our Children for their Own Independence Day

Fred Pry, RealClearReligion

When we think about July 4th, we get excited about picnics and fireworks. They’re part of many family traditions and add to the joy of... Read More

Celebrating the Fourth of July as a Christian

Andy Thaxton, RealClearReligion

As Americans began rebuilding their lives in the wake of World War II, a movement to tear out the Christian foundations of America had begun;... Read More

God and the Declaration of Independence

Jerry Newcombe, RealClearReligion

Soon, another Fourth of July will be upon us. What do we celebrate on the Fourth of July? Of course, it’s America’s... Read More

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A Real Live Niece of Uncle Sam

Jack Fowler, National Review

Among Karen Wright’s pleasing attributes is that she may have a keener interest in Independence Day than most. Why might that be? Well,... Read More

God and the Declaration of Independence

Jerry Newcombe, RealClearReligion

Soon, another Fourth of July will be upon us. What do we celebrate on the Fourth of July? Of course, it’s America’s... Read More

Semiquincentennial of a New General

Jack Fowler, Philanthropy Daily

The loose amalgam of colonial regiments besieging Boston in mid-June, 1775, were under no formal, congressional command. That changed on June... Read More

Celebrating the Fourth of July as a Christian

Andy Thaxton, RealClearReligion

As Americans began rebuilding their lives in the wake of World War II, a movement to tear out the Christian foundations of America had begun;... Read More

Despite Surge of Antisemitism, America is Worth Fighting For

Jonathan Tobin, JNS

The victory of a virulent Israel-hater in New York City’s Democratic Party mayoral primary this past week was the last straw for some... Read More

What to the Catholic is the Fourth of July?

Kenneth Craycraft, Our Sunday Visitor

On July 5, 1852, famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass delivered a speech in Rochester, New York, titled “What to the Slave Is the... Read More

Preparing Our Children for their Own Independence Day

Fred Pry, RealClearReligion

When we think about July 4th, we get excited about picnics and fireworks. They’re part of many family traditions and add to the joy of... Read More

Doing Politics Without God

Regis Martin, Crisis

So, God pretty much ends up on the cutting room floor. Unlike Lincoln, for whom leaving God out of the equation would have been simply... Read More

Remembering the Real Revolution of July 4

Patrick Garry, Acton Institute

The words are engrained in our national consciousness: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are … endowed by... Read More

Patriots and the Promised Land: Joshua on July 4

American Bible Society

While this July 4th, most Americans are, amidst the barbecues and jumps in the pool, unlikely to pop open a Bible and start reading the book... Read More

The Political Horseshoe of Conspiratorial Antisemitism

Bruce Abramson, RCReligion

The “horseshoe theory” observes that extremist movements claiming to be polar opposites often have a great deal in common. That... Read More

Pope Leo Approves New Mass Centered on Care for Environment

RNS

This new Mass “can be used to ask God for the ability to care for creation,” said Cardinal Michael Czerny, who heads the... Read More

Escape From Mamdani’s New York? That Isn’t the Jewish Way

Dovid Margolin, WSJ

Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York’s Democratic mayoral primary has scared many people. The reasons are varied and warranted,... Read More

The Big Blasphemous Bill

C. Andrew Doyle, Sojourners

In Washington, a new piece of legislation glides forward on patriotic branding and moral ambition. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, as... Read More

American Liberty’s Ancient Pedigree

Mark Tooley, Juicy Ecumenism

Sidney’s spirit infuses Peale’s idealized portrait of Pitt. This spirit insists that no human is born with a saddle on their... Read More

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All Eyes on Vance as Turmoil Over Gutting USAID Grows
Amid a raging, mainly partisan battle over President Trump’s plans to slash foreign aid, Vice President J.D. Vance is set to address a summit of religious leaders and advocates looking to him fo...
Sec. Rubio Should Build on the Commission on Unalienable Rights
On Jan. 20, in his second inaugural address, President Donald Trump reiterated his determination to “make America great again.” America’s founding affirmation of and the nation&rsquo...
U.S. Must Acknowledge and Address Religious Persecution in Nigeria
Last month in Nigeria, Christians were confronted with yet another reminder of the ongoing threats they face in their own communities. In August, “more than 70 Nigerian Christians were killed an...
Don’t Forget the Victims of Persecution in Nigeria
Four years ago this month, a young Nigerian Sufi musician named Yahaya Sharif-Aminu was convicted and sentenced to death by hanging. His trial had taken just a few months, and he had no lawyer to defe...

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Preparing Our Children for their Own Independence Day

Fred Pry, RealClearReligion

When we think about July 4th, we get excited about picnics and fireworks. They’re part of many family traditions and add to the joy of... Read More

Celebrating the Fourth of July as a Christian

Andy Thaxton, RealClearReligion

As Americans began rebuilding their lives in the wake of World War II, a movement to tear out the Christian foundations of America had begun;... Read More

God and the Declaration of Independence

Jerry Newcombe, RealClearReligion

Soon, another Fourth of July will be upon us. What do we celebrate on the Fourth of July? Of course, it’s America’s... Read More

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The Political Horseshoe of Conspiratorial Antisemitism

Bruce Abramson, RealClearReligion

The “horseshoe theory” observes that extremist movements claiming to be polar opposites often have a great deal in common. That commonality becomes truly dangerous — capable of destroying societies — when it creeps beyond the extremes to pollute the political mainstream. American politics is heading there quickly, as growing swathes of left and right embrace conspiratorial ... Read More

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God and the Declaration of Independence

Jerry Newcombe, RealClearReligion

Soon, another Fourth of July will be upon us. What do we celebrate on the Fourth of July? Of course, it’s America’s birthday— dating back to 1776. That’s when 56 men agreed by voice vote for the final wording of our nation’s birth certificate….the Declaration of Independence. A month later they began to sign it. Samuel Adams said at that signing on Au... Read More

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What I Discovered When 10 Nuns Came Over for Dinner

Richard C. Lukas, National Catholic Register

My mother and father regarded priests and nuns as individuals who sacrificed much in their lives, and secular Catholics like us should show our gratitude to them in a tangible way. Since we had invited our beloved pastor, Father John Dronzek, for several dinners, my parents announced that they would invite the 10 Polish American Franciscan nuns who taught at St. Michael’s Elementary and Juni... Read More

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