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Home: Core Subjects: History: US: LINKS_PAGE Core Subjects: History: US: LINKS_PAGEArticles:New Catholic History Text Debuts - Karen WalkerFor the past nearly 40 years, Catholic schools have had to choose between buying secular history textbooks or reproducing old, out-of-date history textbooks previously written for Catholic schools. But now that has changed. Read more... Religious Freedom in America - Roger ScrutonWhen James Madison agitated to make religious freedom fundamental to the United States Constitution, it was not from hostility to religion. It was from hostility to established religion, with its presumption of an authority in worldly affairs that only an elected government should exercise. Read more... Subculture called vital for a Catholic resurgence - Russell ShawThe story of Catholicism in America may be an open book, but the book reads very differently depending on who's doing the writing. Read more... Thanksgiving Quiz - Kerby AndersonThis nation was founded by Christians, and Thanksgiving is a time when we can reflect upon this rich, Christian heritage. But many of us are often ignorant of our country’s origins, so we have put together a Thanksgiving quiz to test your knowledge about this nation’s biblical foundations. Read more... The American Experience - JAMES HITCHCOCKOf the many nations founded in modern times, few have had as strongly religious a heritage as the United States of America. Read more... The Catholic Church in the United States of America - Fr. Robert J. FoxThis chapter explores the early days of the English colonies, when the rights of Catholics were not respected, to the end of the nineteenth century. Read more... The Catholic Origins of Thanksgiving! - Taylor MarshallThis history books will tell you that the first Thanksgiving was celebrated by the pilgrims in 1621. Not true. Read more... The Consequences of Columbus - ROBERT ROYALA condescending noblesse oblige continues to cloud our discussions of European and Native cultures. Read more... The Currency of Faith - John Andrew MurrayHow one man put God into circulation. Read more... The Legal Principles of the Founding Fathers and the Supreme Court - REV. EDWARD J. MELVIN, C.M.The Founders placed belief in God and acceptance of natural moral law (derived from reason and corroborated in Judeo-Christian revelation) as the foundation of the American system. Read more... Pages Updated On: 01-Apr-2009 - 00:28:37
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