Tag: DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

The Declaration is less an argument invented than a mind discovered, a consciousness arriving at self-knowledge through its own prose.

The Magna Carta did not merely anticipate the Declaration of Independence. It made it necessary, made it credible, and made it permanent.

Whatever Jefferson became later in life, in 1776 he spoke as a Christian, wrote as a Christian, and apparently thought as a Christian. The Declaration must be understood as the work of the Jefferson of 1776, not the Jefferson of 1820.

But when we ask whether the Declaration of Independence was a biblical document, what matters is not what men like Adams believed in 1820, but what they believed in 1776 and 1787.

Without a belief in Higher Law, what basis can there be for resisting tyranny? The decrees of the highest government official, be he Hitler, Stalin, Mao, or a lesser tyrant like George III, must be right, unless there is a Higher Law by which their decrees must be judged.

Founding Father John Adams predicted Independence would be celebrated each year on July 2 with sermons and acts of devotion to God.

A Tuscaloosa County couple wants to educate Alabama students about the importance of the Declaration of Independence.

While our founding documents play a vital role in shaping our society, they are not the ultimate source of our freedom. Instead, it is God who granted us these inherent rights and responsibilities. 

On this day 247 years ago, the American colonies declared their independence from the British crown and furthered a great struggle for separation that lasted slightly over six years and resulted in the creation of a new American republic.

As we prepare for our annual July 4th festivities, basking in the warm glow of fireworks that light the night sky, let us take a moment to reflect on the light of America’s most explosive and emblematic document, the Declaration of Independence.