by ernie | Dec 28, 2020 | Standfast Blog
Often called Childermas, this day on the Christian calendar has traditionally been celebrated as the Feast of the Holy Innocents. It is a day that solemnizes the slaughter of the children of Judea by Herod the Great following the birth of Christ. It has always been...
by ernie | Nov 2, 2020 | Standfast Blog
“Every word of the Constitution ultimately decides a question between power and liberty.” James Madison The Founding Fathers would more than likely be surprised by the current controversy over the Electoral College provisions of the Constitution. Indeed, it was one...
by ernie | Oct 19, 2020 | Standfast Blog
On June 9, 1776, the Continental Congress accepted a resolution of Virginia delegate Richard Henry Lee to appoint a committee to draft a declaration of secession from the dominions of the English King and Parliament. On June 29, the committee—composed of Thomas...
by ernie | Oct 12, 2020 | Standfast Blog
In 1787 a constitutional convention convened in Philadelphia with representatives from seven states. Though the meeting was not authorized by Congress, they were among the most eminent men in the young American republic—and several were actually members of Congress. ...
by ernie | Sep 28, 2020 | Standfast Blog
By the 16th century virtually no one disagreed on the fact that the West needed to be reformed. What they disagreed on was what that reform should entail and how it was to be effected. In frustrated tension, dozens of competing factions, sects, schisms, rifts,...