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Texas Yanks Thomas Jefferson From Teaching Standard

By David KnowlesMar 12th 2010 – 8:41PM
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(March 12) -- Widely regarded as one of the most important of all the founding fathers of the United States, Thomas Jefferson received a demotion of sorts Friday thanks to the Texas Board of Education. The board voted to enact new teaching standards for history and social studies that will alter which material gets...

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How Protestantism Redefined Marriage

By Bethany Blankley May 15th 2012 - 12:55PM

It's important to trace the history of marriage within the Western Christian tradition to understand the ironic conundrum with which Americans find themselves today.

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Life After the Westboro Baptist Church

By Nate Phelps Apr 12th 2012 - 01:20PM

It was a full-spread illustration across both pages.

John Calvin News From the Web

  • 05/26/12 On this day -- May 26 Source: North Texas eNews - Bonham TX May 26 is the 146th day of the year (147th in leap years ) in the Gregorian calendar.
  • 05/15/12 How Protestantism Redefined Marriage Source: The Huffington Post It's important to trace the history of marriage within the Western Christian tradition to understand the ironic conundrum with which Americans find themselves today.
  • 05/03/12 Haslam, The Presbyterian Elder, Knows His Calvin In... Source: Chattanoogan.com - Chattanooga TN There are two kings and two kingdoms in Scotland: there is King James, the head of this commonwealth, and there is Christ Jesus, the King of the Church whose subject James the Sixth is, and of whose Kingdom he is not a king, nor a lord, nor a head, but a member.
  • 04/20/12 No disguises Source: WORLD Magazine William Farley's Gospel-Powered Humility (P&R, 2011) offers a gospel-centered description of the term—"the capacity to see myself in God's light, in the context of his holiness and my sinfulness"—and suggests that "humility is a prerequisite for conversion."
  • 04/19/12 Earth Day's environmental 'religion' Source: Juneau Empire - Juneau AK With Earth Day fast approaching (April 22), Americans might want to consider how environmentalism is becoming a new form of religion.

Background on John Calvin

John Calvin (, born : 10 July 150927 May 1564) was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation.

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