Tag: Declaration of Independence

  • Signing Your Own Death Warrant?

    Signing Your Own Death Warrant?

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    by Jerry Newcombe, New American Prophet, ©2026  (Aug. 7, 2026) — Put yourself in the buckled shoes of the founding fathers centuries ago, picking up a quill pen, and then signing your name on a document, the Declaration of Independence. This could have been signing your own death warrant. Last month we celebrated the 250th anniversary of the acceptance of…

  • Twelve Score and Ten Years Ago

    Twelve Score and Ten Years Ago

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    by Jerry Newcombe, New American Prophet, ©2026 (Jul. 5, 2026) — Twelve score and ten years ago, “our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” When our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln, delivered his famous speech on the Gettysburg battlefield on November 19,…

  • USA Independence 250

    USA Independence 250

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    by Allan Wall, ©2026 (Jul. 3, 2026) — The Fourth of July 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the U.S. Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. It’s the day it was approved and sent to be printed. Except for the big signature of John Hancock, it was signed later. Think of it, the…

  • So, You Want to Make America Great Again?

    So, You Want to Make America Great Again?

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    by Rob Pue, New American Prophet, ©2026 (Jun. 5, 2026) — I’ve been to quite a few Donald Trump rallies as he’s campaigned for president.  Every one was huge, with tens of thousands of people in attendance.  In every case, there were lines of people so long, that the venues couldn’t hold all those that…

  • The Coming July Fourth Betrayal of Thomas Jefferson

    The Coming July Fourth Betrayal of Thomas Jefferson

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    by Tom DeWeese, American Policy Center, ©2026 (May 15, 2026) — The Declaration of Independence is the root of the ideals for American freedom. It was the first document to openly define our disagreements with the King of England who controlled the colonies. Even more importantly, the Declaration specifically outlined the foundation of liberty, including…

  • Clarence Thomas and Our Founding Principles

    Clarence Thomas and Our Founding Principles

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    by Jerry Newcombe, New American Prophet, ©2026 (Apr. 23, 2026) — It’s not often that Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas speaks in public. Clarence Thomas has now served longer than anyone else on the court—since the fall of 1991. What he said last week should be heard by every American. He called the nation back to our founding…

  • Congress Proclaims a Day of Prayer 250 Years Ago

    Congress Proclaims a Day of Prayer 250 Years Ago

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    by Jerry Newcombe, New American Prophet, ©2026 (Mar. 26, 2026) — Sometimes we are led to believe today that the founding fathers of America were men of the Enlightenment, meaning that, for the most part, they were not believers in Jesus. But that’s not true that they were mostly skeptics. There were a few, but they were…

  • The Parasitic Octopus

    The Parasitic Octopus

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    by Robert Kalebra, ©2026 (Feb. 16, 2026) —”Government has no authority over the governed except by consent.” – The Declaration of Independence; See also United States ex rel. Polansky v. EXECUTIVE HEALTH RES, 143 S. Ct. 1720, 599 US 419, 216 L. Ed. 2d 370 – Supreme Court, 2023. This foundational principle stated in the Declaration of Independence embodies the essence…

  • Reflections on the Anniversary of “Roe v. Wade”

    Reflections on the Anniversary of “Roe v. Wade”

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    by Jerry Newcombe, New American Prophet, ©2026 (Jan. 22, 2026) — A recent historian said that a line from the Declaration of Independence is the most important sentence in history. Well, certainly that sentence is exceedingly important, but I agree with those who counter-argue, “No, actually John 3:16 is the most important sentence in history.” Meanwhile, the great statement…

  • Rape and Abortion

    Rape and Abortion

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    by Jerry Newcombe, New American Prophet, ©2025 (Nov. 6, 2025) — I heard a very moving talk from a rape victim this past weekend, which I’ll share in a moment. And what she said reminds me of the reason why abortion has gained such a stranglehold in America. Rape is a horrible and violent crime.…

  • Property: The Forgotten ‘Right’ We Celebrate on July 4th

    Property: The Forgotten ‘Right’ We Celebrate on July 4th

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    by Kirby Timmons, American Policy Center, ©2025 (Oct. 1, 2025) — Quick question: Consider these four Rights which are listed in our nation’s Declaration of Independence — A.) Life B.) Liberty C.) Property D.) Pursuit of Happiness Now, imagine that you had to give up one of these, which one would it be? This probably…

  • WE the PEOPLE

    WE the PEOPLE

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    by John Bernard, ©2025 (Jul. 24, 2025) — The Preamble: “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common Defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to Ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this…

  • America’s Patriotism Gap

    America’s Patriotism Gap

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    by Jerry Newcombe, New American Prophet, ©2025 (Jul. 10, 2025) — It’s no news flash that younger Americans today generally tend to be less patriotic than previous generations. But the “patriotism gap” is growing rapidly—and perhaps most concerning is the fact that the gap is most drastic among younger Americans. Writing for HotAir.com, Ed Morrissey notes:…

  • A Declaration of Independence for the Preborn

    A Declaration of Independence for the Preborn

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    by Troy Newman, President of Operation Rescue, reposted with permission (Jul. 4, 2025) — “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” These timeless words, penned in 1776,…

  • Life Is Not a ‘State’ Issue

    Life Is Not a ‘State’ Issue

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    by Family Research Council, New American Prophet, ©2024 (Aug. 4, 2024) — Regarding the Atlantic slave trade, from approximately 1526 to 1867, it has been estimated that some 12.5 million captured men, women, and children were put on ships in Africa, and that approximately 10.7 million arrived in the United States of America. At this time, the…

  • The Biden Crime Family

    The Biden Crime Family

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    by Robert C. Laity, ©2023  (Jul. 23, 2023) — Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr., purported President of the United States, is showing himself to be a racketeer, criminal and person of immoral character. He has shamed himself by his past and present actions. Evidence is becoming more and more apparent and undisguised that he has grossly…

  • Proud to be a Christian American

    Proud to be a Christian American

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    by Bob Russell, ©2023 (Jul. 6, 2023) — I am a big fan of Lee Greenwood’s song GOD BLESS THE USA.  In his song Greenwood pays tribute to the qualities that make America great and to those who have fought and died to defend our way of life for almost 250 years.  Freedom isn’t free…

  • Declaration of Independence – A Founding Document

    Declaration of Independence – A Founding Document

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    by CDR Charles F. Kerchner, Jr. (Ret), blogging at CDRKerchner, ©2023 (Jul. 4, 2023) — Note: The following text is a transcription of the Stone Engraving of the parchment Declaration of Independence (the document on display in the Rotunda at the National Archives Museum.) The spelling and punctuation reflects the original. Online source: https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript In Congress,…

  • Will Brandon Do The Right Thing?

    Will Brandon Do The Right Thing?

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    by Joseph DeMaio, ©2023 (Jul. 4, 2023) — Today, most Americans celebrate the Fourth of July, the 247th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. From that day forward, a brave group of people began the process of severing the ties that had previously bound them to Great Britain and to eventually establish…

  • What Price Liberty? A Family Answers the Call

    What Price Liberty? A Family Answers the Call

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    by Tom DeWeese, American Policy Center, ©2023 (Jul. 1, 2023) — When their ship from the Netherlands docked in the harbor of New Amsterdam (now New York City) in 1688, Garrett Hendricks DeWeese and his wife Zytian could not have known of the historic events that would direct the destiny of their future family. Nor…