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Y.M.C.A. founding and Muscular Christianity

The founder of the YMCA was George Williams was born in 1821 on an English farm in Dulverton, Someset. Baptized into the Church of England, he described himself growing up to...

Is Liberal “Slate” Publication Trustworthy? by William J. Federer

I have to confess, I am not a reader of the Slate online publication, so when I received an email from staff writer Molly Olmstead, I...

Poet Alfred Lord Tennyson – American Minute with Bill Federer

Camelot and King Arthur's Court, Knights of the Round Table, Guinevere, Sir Lancelot, Sir Galahad, and the search for the Holy Grail ... (The Holy...

Labor Day – American Minute with Bill Federer

To appreciate Labor Day, one needs to know the history preceding it. At the time the United States was founded, most people were self-employed, working as either farmers or in trades, such as: baker, butcher, carpenter, cabinetmaker, upholsterer, tailor, milliner...

Greed vs the Gospel – American Minute with Bill Federer

There is an age old struggle between two competing motivations: GREED versus the GOSPEL. Throughout history, there have been those motivated by GREED, who: -took land...

The Big Switch – American Minute with Bill Federer

"The Big Switch" was NOT Republicans and Democrats switching places regarding race issues, it was the Democrat Party switching tactics on how to manipulate minority voters, by creating a permanent dependency on government. The phrases "the bribe or...

Race Politics – American Minute with Bill Federer

In 1857, the Supreme Court, with 7 of the 9 Justices being Democrat, decided that Dred Scott was not a citizen, but property. Chief Justice Roger Taney, who was appointed by the first Democrat President, Andrew...

Court Blocks Remainder of Biden Student Loan Forgiveness Plan

A federal appeals court blocked the remainder of President Joe Biden's student loan cancellation plan.

The First Republican Party Platform -American Minute with Bill Federer

By the time of the Civil War, the slave population in the United States had grown to four million. The two major political parties in...

Democrats Vote to Disarm Blacks – American Minute with Bill Federer

Democrats passed laws called "Black Codes," which included taking guns away from Blacks. The Democrat Legislature of North Carolina passed a Black Code, published in 1825: "No slave shall go armed with gun, sword, club, or other weapon, or...

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