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This video may be directly downloaded here.What is the Black Robed Regiment?
A Brief History by David Barton
The Black Robed Regiment was the name that the British placed on the courageous and patriotic American clergy during the Founding Era (a backhanded reference to the black robes they wore). [1] Significantly, the British blamed the Black Regiment for American Independence, [2] and rightfully so, for modern historians have documented that:
There is not a right asserted in the Declaration of Independence which had not been discussed by the New England clergy before 1763. [3]
It is strange to today's generation to think that the rights listed in the Declaration of Independence were nothing more than a listing of sermon topics that had been preached from the pulpit in the two decades leading up to the American Revolution, but such was the case.
But it was not just the British ... (continue reading about the Original Black Robed Regiment...)
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Historical Sermons
Black Robed Preachers from the Founding Era covered current issues of the day from a Biblical perspective. View a number of the different sermons preached on topics that we rarely see covered today ...
♦ An Election Sermon - New Hampshire, 1792
♦ A Sermon on the Moral View of Rail Roads - Ohio, 1851
♦ A Sermon on Christian Patriotism - Boston, 1840
♦ An Election Sermon - Massachusetts, 1814
♦ An Execution Sermon - Hartford, 1797
♦ Others
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Contemporary Sermons for Modern Issues
Life Economics Civil Government Morality Education Muslim Religion American History Environment Military/War Civic Involvement Evolution/Creation Work Ethic Culture Family Worldview
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In The News
♦ Military Continues Religious Hostility: Inspirational Painting Removed From Air Force Dining Hall
June 6, 2013A painting that includes a Bible verse was removed from a dining hall at an Air Force base after the Military Religious Freedom Foundation filed a complaint, calling the art "repugnant." Now, the artist is accusing the Air Force of having a "clear anti-Christian agenda."
♦ Guest Opinion: Take a Poll For Peace. Move Our Embassy to Jerusalem
June 5, 2013Now is the time for American firmness and resolve. Now is the time for a dramatic shift in U.S. policy in the Mideast. Now is when the Obama administration should take its own advice. Liberals in the U.S.-a safe distance from Hezbollah rockets and bus bombings on Tel Aviv's Dizengoff Street-are forever urging Israel "to take a risk for peace."
♦ Pentagon's Censorship of 9/11 Hero Painting Latest Incident of Religious Hostility
June 4, 2013WASHINGTON, D.C. - General Jerry Boykin, Family Research Council's executive vice president, expressed serious concerns today after learning that the Pentagon had ordered the removal of a 9/11 hero painting from Mountain Home Air Force Base in response to a complaint from anti-Christian activist Mikey Weinstein.
♦ Tea-Party Group Chairman Fires Back at Democrats in Hearing
June 4, 2013One of the members of the tea-party groups that were targeted by the IRS fired back at two Democratic congressmen for their "scurrilous" comments dismissing the agency's actions.
NBC is now airing a Christian bashing program titled "Save Me," starring Anne Heche and Michael Landes.
♦ Obama Admin Website Promotes Sex, Birth Control to Girls as Young as 10
June 3, 2013An Obama administration web site operated by the Department of Health and Human Services pushes information on sex and birth control to girls as young as 10 years of age. The Health and Human Services' girlshealth.gov web site is intended for girls 10-16-years-old.
♦ Gay Marriage Loses In Illinois
June 1, 2013After an impressive string of blue state victories beginning in November 2012, the Illinois House declined to vote on gay marriage, with the speaker saying he would bring a vote only if he had enough votes to pass.
