How Abraham Lincoln Used The American Creed To End Slavery In the last post in this series on the Lincoln – Douglas Debates of 1858, we considered what Senator Stephen Douglas thought about a phrase taken from the Declaration of Independence. “all men are created equal” In this post we will consider what Abraham Lincoln... Continue Reading →
AN EXAMPLE OF BIGOTRY — PART 5
When Does Government Become God? Setting The Context When does government become God? Without intending to do so, I believe Abraham Lincoln and Senator Stephen Douglas debated that issue during the Lincoln – Douglas Debates in 1858. That is because much of the debate revolved around the meaning of a phrase taken from the Declaration... Continue Reading →
AN EXAMPLE OF BIGOTRY — PART 4
Contentment And Truth Defining Bigotry When Abraham Lincoln and Senator Stephen Douglas debated each other in the Lincoln – Douglas Debates, both men advocated inappropriate discrimination against blacks. Both, to some extent, refused to acknowledge blacks as fully human. Even though all Americans knew the truth revealed in Christ Jesus’ teaching in The Parable of... Continue Reading →
AN EXAMPLE OF BIGOTRY — PART 3
Similarities Between The Book of Job and The Lincoln – Douglas Debates The Book Of Job When was the The Book Of Job written? Who wrote it? How did it become part of the Old Testament? We can only guess. What we do know is that God allowed Satan to test a good man's love... Continue Reading →
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