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January 13, 2012 · By William J. Federer · 0 Comments
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American Minute from William J. Federer
Educated at Oxford, James Oglethorpe joined the Austrian army at age 17 and helped free Belgrade from Muslim Turks.
Returning to England, he unintentionally killed a man in a brawl and went to prison.
Upon release, he followed his father’s footsteps and served in Parliament. He opposed slavery and, as a result of a friend dying in debtors’ prison, decided to found a colony for debtors and religious refugees to start anew. He secured Georgia’s Charter, named for King George II, and on JANUARY 13, 1733, his ship “Ann” arrived with 115 settlers.
Minister Herbert Henry offered prayer at the ship’s arrival. A year later, Salzburgers Protestant refugees from Austria settled the town of Ebenezer, Huguenot Protestant refugees came from France, and Moravian missionaries arrived from Bohemia.
In 1735, John Wesley became the colony’s Anglican minister, and his brother, Charles Wesley served as James Oglethorpe’s secretary.
Georgia’s original Charter, 1732, stated: “There shall be a liberty of conscience allowed in the worship of God…and that all such persons, except papists, shall have a free excerise of their religion.”
Georgia’s first State Constitution, 1777, required: “Representatives…shall be of the Protestant religion.”
In 1789, Georgia’s Constitution broadened to include: “All persons shall have the free exercise of religion,” and in 1877, it stated: “Relying upon the protection and guidance of Almighty God…All men have the natural and inalienable right to worship God, each according to the dictates of his own conscience.”
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Forces antagonistic to religion dominate our courtrooms, our classrooms, and that most potent platform of public influence, the entertainment industry. Stridently ideological and convinced that the forces of reason and progress are on their side, these secular shapers of culture will not be satisfied until every last vestige of religious influence is exorcised from the public square. These individuals reject the fact that the Christian religion played an integral role in the shaping of America's political traditions and the spirit of liberty and equality that is unique among nations.
As Sherlock Holmes and Mr. Spock were always fond of noting, when attempting to unravel a whodunit, a useful postulate is: “When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.” Point in case is the targeting by multiple government departments and agencies at the federal and state level, by elected officials, and by Democrat Party organizations of Catherine Engelbrecht, founder of True the Vote, a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring honest elections and ballot integrity by targeting voter fraud.
South Dakota state legislators Representatives Stace Nelson (R-Fulton), Manny Steele (R-Sioux Falls), “Chip” Campbell (R-Rapid City), Don Kopp (R-Rapid City), Liz May(R-Kyle), Lance Russell (R-Hot Springs), and Senators Tim Begalka (R-Clear Lake), and Phil Jensen (R-Rapid City), join together to express deep concerns and opposition to the wide spread amnesty for illegal aliens proposed in US Senate Bill 744 being considered by Congress.
We have not forgotten the 2007 McCain-Kennedy amnesty bill that was killed in the face of intense outrage from the American people. This administration has engaged in criminal conduct by granting amnesty through presidential edict to certain illegal aliens. If we were outraged back in 2007 at the McCain-Kennedy amnesty bill, we are now outraged to the hundredth power at the latest attempt by Congress to shove amnesty for illegal aliens down our throats.
South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard announced today that he will appoint Vern Larson of Vivian as Commissioner of School and Public Lands. Last month, Commissioner Jarrod Johnson resigned from office, effective Aug. 15. The Governor’s appointment of Larson will be effective at the same time.
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"We don't intend to turn the Republican Party over to the traitors in the battle just ended. We will have no more of those candidates who are pledged to the same goals as our opposition and who seek our support. Turning the party over to the so-called moderates wouldn't make any sense at all." - Ronald Reagan, Nov. 10, 1964 |
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