Nordskog Publishing Inc. releases John Locke: Philosopher of American Liberty by noted biographer, Mary-Elaine Swanson. Our forefathers brought forth this nation conceived in John Locke’s Biblically based philosophy of liberty and government. Again Americans are challenged with whether government of, by, and for the People shall endure.

As America’s bishops and Catholic organizations around the country file lawsuits to protect their First Amendment rights from the government’s health care mandate, a new survey finds that a significant majority of Americans support the right to opt out of providing drugs, services and procedures for religious reasons. According to the Knights of Columbus-Marist Poll, the survey found that three in four Americans (74 to 26 percent) say that freedom of religion should be protected, even if it conflicts with other laws.

The past two years-a time when conservative values seemed to be on the ascendancy-has seen a civil war break out in the South Dakota GOP. At a time when Republicans control 73% of the state House and 86% of the state Senate and conservative bills should be passing with ease, we have seen many conservative bills shot down: gun rights, illegal immigration control, blocking Shariah law, promoting fiscal and personal responsibility, and fighting ObamaCare. Now Governor Daugaard has openly endorsed one Republican over the other in several primary races-picking those who will “play ball” over those committed to Republican principles, often comprising some of the worst examples of GOP values in the party.

Pelosi & Pals seem to feel they are the enlightened ones who have been granted the knowledge of all ages. They, the enlightened buddies, see the future (involving many issues) which the rest of us may not understand, may find inconceivable and may actually find totally unacceptable. It needn’t matter though, for they (they think) see and shall lead us to the inevitable (whether we wish to go there or not) because it is best for us according to their little fantasy world.

Like someone addicted to drugs, the American voter seems to be totally dependent upon being told how to vote by the power brokers. Please, see yourself as above the animals. Think for yourself. Don’t be a sucker. Don’t be carried away by instincts or stampeded by the herd mentality. Seek wisdom. Gain insight. Use the brain God gave you. Our political freedom depends on it.

Sexual anarchists have for many years now been waging war on morality, normality, marriage and the family. Despite a relentless, non-stop propaganda campaign boosted by the “mainstream” media, more than half of the 50 states have set up legal barriers to the counterfeiting of marriage. Now it seems homosexuals may be opening a new and unexpected front in the assault on marriage:through transgenderism.

The SS SAVANNAH left MAY 22, 1819, from Savannah, Georgia, and 25 days later arrived in Liverpool, England, completing the first trans-Atlantic voyage by steamship. On May 20, 1986, Ronald Reagan stated: “When steam-powered vessels began to eclipse sailing ships in the latter part of the 19th century, it was largely the result of pioneering work by two Americans, John Fitch and Robert Fulton.”