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It was 1775. On April 19th the British army, which had been our army up until that time, attacked a group of farmers standing on Lexington Green to defend their homes. That group of some seventy-five farmers were members of the local church at Lexington. Their Pastor, Jonas Clark, had been preparing them for this moment by his preaching over the last twenty years. He had taught them the Biblical principles that support self-defense from an aggressive enemy. Captain Jonas Parker, head Deacon and leader of the group on the Green, called out to his men, “Steady men, steady; don’t fire unless fired upon. But if they want a war, let it begin here.” The British did fire, and eight Americans died. The rest of the Americans then returned the fire, and then they scattered to the woods to make their way to Concord, where they would join with a much larger force of Americans. At Concord they would repulse the British attack and win the day. The impossible had occurred: An army of farmers had defeated the British army of professional soldiers, the greatest army on earth in that day. Why? Colonial Pastors would give the credit to their God, Jesus Christ. As Jedediah Morse would reveal, the inspiration behind the fighting of our army of farmers was the Ministers of the Colonies. Morse stated Continue reading
While fifty years ago a political candidate who would have openly embraced socialism as his political philosophy would have spelled his doom, today it’s becoming much more accepted due to the multitude of Socialists professors in America’s universities. They teach our young adults from a socialist perspective, and many, if not most, of those young adults come to think socialistically. Now they are running for office—and some are winning!