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Home: Core Subjects: History: US Core Subjects: History: USArticles:Alexander Hamilton: From Caesar to Christ - DONALD D'ELIAThe dilemma for Hamilton was a new one and the most formidable of his life. He must meet Burr, pistol in hand, on the heights of Weehawken, or appear to the world not only cowardly but unworthy of the moral leadership of the great empire which was his creation. Read more... Catholic Founding Fathers - The Carroll Family - Charles Carroll CarterGeorge Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, James Madison, Patrick Henry, Benjamin Franklin. Nearly every schoolchild recognizes them as the Founding Fathers. But there were a great many more Founding Fathers, even if their names are not so familiar as the above. Several of those lesser-known men who played key roles in the creation of the United States of America were Catholics. Read more... Catholic Sources and the Declaration of Independence - Rev. John C. Rager, S.T.D.The American Declaration of Independence, which is so admirable and dignified an expression of the American mind," is at the same time an accurate expression of the Catholic mind, medieval and modern. Read more... Equal Before God - Naomi Schaefer RileyLike the martyrs in the early church or the Christians who were persecuted under communism, slaves "are the primary example in American history of Christians who suffered for their faith." Read more... Faith of Our Fathers - Michael NovakThe religion of our Founders. Read more... George Washington's Farewell Address - GEORGE WASHINGTONThe period for a new election of a Citizen, to Administer the Executive government of the United States, being not far distant, and the time actually arrived, when your thoughts must be employed in designating the person, who is to be cloathed with that important trust.... Read more... God and Washington - Steve FarrellGeorge Washington, perhaps more than any other Founder, saw the hand of God everywhere: early on in his life, in the French and Indian War, in the American Revolution, and in the establishment of the American Government under the US Constitution. And, judging by the volume of quotes he made on this subject, George Washington was not afraid to make his thoughts and feelings known. Read more... King for All Seasons – book review - Robert A. GeorgeHe would have been 70 this year, but as a man for all seasons, Martin Luther King Jr. still speaks to new generations. It is unclear what King would think about many of the issues that face African Americans today. Read more... Lincoln v. Obama on Catholic Consciences - George MarlinNoticeably absent from recent discussions about Obama Obama and the honouring of Abraham Lincoln has been any discussion of Lincoln’s relationship with American Catholics, their church, and issues that affected their lives. Read more... Misquoting Our Founding Fathers - tothesourceHow many times have your heard that "Our founding fathers were not Christians! They were deists!"? It is an absurd assertion. Read more... Pages Updated On: 01-Apr-2009 - 00:28:37
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