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Our Founding Mothers

Finish Well Homeschool Podcast, Podcast #254, Our Founding Mothers, with Meredith Curtis on the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network [https://ultimateradioshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/fw_254_mothers_tall-185x300.jpg]http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/finish-well/~https://ultimateradioshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/fw_254_mothers_tall.jpg OUR FOUNDING MOTHERS In “Our Founding Mothers,” Episode #254, Meredith Curtis introduces you to 6 Founding Mothers who raised children while they invented a dye, helped write documents, fought in a battle, rescued priceless artifacts from a fire, fought with words, and stood strong beside their husbands. All of them impacted the leaders of the day and made their own marks. Each fought the American Revolution in their own way and helped bring about our amazing USA.         ----------------------------------------     Celebrate America's 250 Birthday with Powerline Productions at powerlineprod.com [https://ultimateradioshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/PLP-ad-American250-1024x465.jpg]http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/finish-well/~https://www.powerlineprod.com/shop   POWERLINE PRODUCTIONS, INC. [http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/finish-well/~https://www.powerlineprod.com] Bringing Homeschool Joy to Families Everywhere!   ---------------------------------------- SHOW NOTES If you asked me to create a Hall of Fame for American Revolution heroes, I would start with my favorite Founding Fathers and Founding Mothers. I’m so proud of my American heritage and all our American history heroes! ABIGAIL ADAMS Abigail Smith Adams (1744-1818) was the first Second Lady and the second First Lady. Brilliant, she advised her husband throughout his prestigious career while being a devoted wife and mother throughout her life. She often took other children under her wing. MARTHA WASHINGTON Martha Dandridge Custis Washington (1789-1802) was thrust into the world of politics and served her nation as the first First Lady of the brand-new United States. ELIZA PINCKNEY Elizabeth (Eliza) Lucas Pinckney (1722-1793) developed indigo as an important crop in colonial South Carolina. She was also the mother of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, a signer of the Constitution and Thomas Pinckney, who negotiated Pinckney’s Treaty in 1795. She turned the indigo plant into a cash crop. MARY ‘MOLLY PITCHER’ LUDWIG HAYS Mary Ludwig Hays (1744-1832) fought in the Battle of Monmouth in the American Revolution. She is considered by many historians to be the famous Molly Pitcher. ELIZA HAMILTON Elizabeth ‘Eliza’ Schuyler Hamilton (1757-1854) grew up with a deep devotion to Jesus Christ. After the war, she helped Alexander with his political writings, many of which are in her handwriting. DOLLEY MADISON Dolley was born into a devout Quaker family and was raised on a plantation in Virginia. After the War of Independence, her family freed their slaves. When her husband, James Madison, became Secretary of State and later President, Dolley took Washington, D.C. by storm as a charming hostess, engaging friend, and witty conversationalist. SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our updates and get your copy of US Living Books & Movies List (57 pages) and Sons of Liberty FREE. Sign up here [http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/finish-well/~https://powerlineproductions.eo.page/wt716]. US Living Books & Movies List by Meredith Curtis at Powerline Productions, Inc. 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Lovely to Behold by Meredith Curtis [https://ultimateradioshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/FC-Lovely-to-Behold-sm-232x300.jpg]http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/finish-well/~https://www.powerlineprod.com/shop/lovely-to-behold/ A Wise Woman Builds by Meredith Curtis [https://ultimateradioshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/FC-Wise-Woman-Builds-sm-232x300.jpg]http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/finish-well/~https://www.powerlineprod.com/shop/a-wise-woman-builds/ Jesus Fill My Heart and Home by Meredith Curtis [https://ultimateradioshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/FC-JFMHAH-sm-232x300.jpg]http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/finish-well/~https://www.powerlineprod.com/shop/jesus-fill-my-heart-and-home/ Welcome Inn: The Art of Hospitality in Jesus' Name [https://ultimateradioshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/FC-Welcome-Inn-sm-232x300.jpg]http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/finish-well/~https://www.powerlineprod.com/shop/welcome-inn/ Friends to the End by Meredith Curtis at Powerline Productions, Inc. 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US Habits Keeping Freedom Alive

Finish Well Homeschool Podcast, Podcast #253, US Habits Keeping Freedom Alive, with Meredith Curtis on the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network [https://ultimateradioshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/fw_253_us-habits_tall-185x300.jpg]http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/finish-well/~https://ultimateradioshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/fw_253_us-habits_tall.jpg US HABITS KEEPING FREEDOM ALIVE In “US Habits Keeping Freedom Alive,” episode #253, Meredith Curtis continues celebrating America’s 250th Birthday by uncovering American habits that preserve individual and national freedom. Faith & Family; Hard Work; Community Service; Rule of Law; and Safety keep the lights of liberty burning brightly. Let’s unpack these traditions so you can build on them in your own life today and in the future. God bless the USA. 😊 [https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/1f60a.png]         ----------------------------------------     Celebrate America's 250 Birthday with Powerline Productions at powerlineprod.com [https://ultimateradioshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/PLP-ad-American250-1024x465.jpg]http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/finish-well/~https://www.powerlineprod.com/shop   POWERLINE PRODUCTIONS, INC. [http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/finish-well/~https://www.powerlineprod.com] Bringing Homeschool Joy to Families Everywhere!   ---------------------------------------- SHOW NOTES America is different from other nations – first to be governed by a written constitution, friendly people, a wealthy nation, values freedom, and is independent. FAITH & FAMILY Faith and family work together to strengthen one another. Faith gives our lives meaning and purpose. Salvation. George Whitfield and Jonathan Edwards. Great Awakening. Revival. Transformation & Unity. Democracy in America: America is great because Americans are good. Author talked about their virtuous lifestyles, which included attending church, loving their neighbor, and having strong families. Marriage and family, created by God in the Garden, provide love and security. Strong families mean a strong society. Weak, broken families lead to a broken-down society filled with crime and cruelty. How can we revive this American tradition of faith and family? Story: Paula HARD WORK America’s heroes and heroines are hard workers. * In Jamestown, Captain John Smith reminded colonists of Scripture “If a man does not work, he should not eat.” * Massachusetts Bay Colony led by John Winthrop, a wealthy man who led the way in working hard, outdoing everyone in serving. * Paul Revere. * George Washington and the other Founding Fathers. * When Americans moved westward. * Rags to Riches Stories. Hard work is a virtue, respected in the USA. Giving free stuff to able-bodied men and women who can work brings harm to them and to our country. It entices lazy people to come here and get welfare. Hard work is not a punishment; it is a blessing. How can we revive the American tradition of hard work? Story: Bob COMMUNITY SERVICE Philanthropy and charity are an American way of life. * Hurricane Helene * Our local church * How Americans give & volunteer * How can we revive the American tradition of community service? Story: Anna RULE OF LAW When God set up the nation of Israel, he gave them laws—many give with punishments for breaking them. In the US, we have are ruled by a Constitution, our overarching law. Thanks to the Bible and British Common Law, we enjoy many rights and privileges in relation to law and justice–trial by jury, face our accusers, just cause and warrant for searching our person or property, defend ourselves in court, and punishment cannot be cruel or unusual; it must fit the crime. Elected officials must take an oath to defend the Constitution and the people they serve. Elected officials are accountable under the law. How do we revive the American tradition of the rule of law? Story: Matt SAFETY For Americans to be safe, those who break the law must be punished, regardless of social status, wealth, or power. Peace and safety require vigilance and military readiness. Prepare for war with a strong defense in place, yet seek to avoid it through diplomatic channels. Barbary Pirates How do we revive the American tradition of safety? Story: Brandon. SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our updates and get your copy of US Living Books & Movies List (57 pages) and Sons of Liberty FREE. Sign up here [http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/finish-well/~https://powerlineproductions.eo.page/wt716]. US Living Books & Movies List by Meredith Curtis at Powerline Productions, Inc. 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US Navy Life

Finish Well Homeschool Podcast, Podcast #252, US Navy Life, with Meredith Curtis on the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network [https://ultimateradioshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/fw_252_navy-life_tall-185x300.jpg]http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/finish-well/~https://ultimateradioshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/fw_252_navy-life_tall.jpg US NAVY LIFE In “US Navy Life,” episode #252, Meredith Curtis and Laura Nolette continue celebrating America’s 250 Birthday celebration by taking a close look at one military family with gratitude for all our men and women in uniform and their families. We’re looking back over Laura’s father Lew’s navy career. Of course, Lew’s naval service involved his wife and children. The whole family, like other military families, had their share of blessing and challenges. As men and women in America choose to serve in the US military, the whole family is impacted. Thank you to all men and women in uniform and their precious families.  God bless the USA. 😊 [https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/1f60a.png]         ----------------------------------------     Celebrate America's 250 Birthday with Powerline Productions at powerlineprod.com [https://ultimateradioshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/PLP-ad-American250-1024x465.jpg]http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/finish-well/~https://www.powerlineprod.com/shop   POWERLINE PRODUCTIONS, INC. [http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/finish-well/~https://www.powerlineprod.com] Bringing Homeschool Joy to Families Everywhere!   ---------------------------------------- SHOW NOTES Intro: Merey talk about Lew. LEW’S NAVAL CAREER Lew’s childhood dream. Appointment to Naval Academy. Flight school in Pensacola, FL; Norfolk, VA (Spike born); Iceland (Laura born); Corpus Christie, TX; Virginia -Vietnam Vietnam War on USS America – Flight Deck Officer & pilot, accident & miracle Ranks, Commander Squadron, Masters Aeronautical engineering – thesis XO Ship – Joined right after Grenada, Lebanon, Carried Marines, Pink Bicycle Story Father of the NEST program, caring for elderly parents SARA’S LIFE AS A NAVY WIFE What was life like for your mom? High school sweethearts, committed to Lew’s career, political relationships, entertaining, Navy Relief Challenges – teaching when you move so often, running things when Dad’s gone but what happens when he comes home? LAURA’S LIFE AS A NAVY CHILD What was the blessing of being a Navy child? Blessings: saw America: ME, TX, CA, FL, road trips, attractions, proud to be part of a military family Challenges: father gone six months a year, moved a lot, new school every 6 months, always the new kid. Family members didn’t always understand Navy life cultivated patriotism in her life. Growing up on Navy bases. To her, the noisy jets overhead was the sound of freedom. US Navy Families When Dad or Mom serves, the whole family serves. Prayer for our US Military Families. SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our updates and get your copy of US Living Books & Movies List (57 pages) and Sons of Liberty FREE. Sign up here [http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/finish-well/~https://powerlineproductions.eo.page/wt716]. US Living Books & Movies List by Meredith Curtis at Powerline Productions, Inc. [https://ultimateradioshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/FC-US-Living-Books-225x300.jpg]http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/finish-well/~https://powerlineproductions.eo.page/wt716 Sons of Liberty: Heroes of the American Revolution by Meredith Curtis at Powerline Productions, Inc. [https://ultimateradioshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/FC-Sons-of-Liberty-227x300.jpg]http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/finish-well/~https://powerlineproductions.eo.page/wt716   RESOURCES Families Learning Together: American History Art Appreciation by Meredith Curtis at Powerline Productions, Inc. [https://ultimateradioshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/FC-AmHist_ArtApp-sm-1-232x300.jpg]http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/finish-well/~https://www.powerlineprod.com/shop/families-learning-together-american-history-art-appreciation/ American History Timeline by Meredith Curtis & Laura Nolette at Powerline Productions, Inc. [https://ultimateradioshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/FC-AmHist_Timeline-sm-232x300.jpg]http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/finish-well/~https://www.powerlineprod.com/shop/american-history-timeline/ American History Cookbook by Meredith Curtis at Powerline Productions, Inc. 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Will the Real Father of American Education Please Stand Up?

Finish Well Homeschool Podcast, Podcast #251, Will the Real Father of American Education Please Stand Up?, with Meredith Curtis on the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network [https://ultimateradioshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/fw_251_father-ed_tall-185x300.jpg]http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/finish-well/~https://ultimateradioshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/fw_251_father-ed_tall.jpg WILL THE REAL FATHER OF AMERICAN EDUCATION PLEASE STAND UP? In “Will the Real Father of Education Please Stand Up,” episode #251, Meredith Curtis continues celebrating America’s 250 Birthday celebration by looking back at American education from colonial times until today and the man who founded it. But wait. Is it Noah Webster or Horace Mann? What contributions did both men make? What is their fruit? How should we move forward in American education?  God bless the USA. 😊 [https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/1f60a.png]         ----------------------------------------     Celebrate America's 250 Birthday with Powerline Productions at powerlineprod.com [https://ultimateradioshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/PLP-ad-American250-1024x465.jpg]http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/finish-well/~https://www.powerlineprod.com/shop   POWERLINE PRODUCTIONS, INC. [http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/finish-well/~https://www.powerlineprod.com] Bringing Homeschool Joy to Families Everywhere!   ---------------------------------------- SHOW NOTES Education in 2026. Homeschooling. AI. Public schools. Literacy. IQ. WESTERN EDUCATION Greek Education. An educated person is curious, always learning and appreciates beauty in philosophy, art, and nature. Roman Education. Trivium: grammar, logic or dialectic, and rhetoric (speaking, debating). An educated person can lead people and persuade others to his point of view. Judeo Christian (Bible) Education. Acquire knowledge from a Biblical Worldview and apply it to life. An educated person is wise and good. NOAH WEBSTER Noah Webster, a devoted Christian, created America’s first dictionary, along with textbooks, and a Bible translation. An American Revolution soldier, state legislator, and education activist, Noah believed in American exceptionalism and the centricity of the Bible. * Blue-backed Speller * American Dictionary of the English Language * History of United States Noah Webster’s Legacy: Education focused on God’s Word and unashamed to teach about American Exceptionalism is Noah Webster’s legacy to America. His goal in education was to raise generations who would fear the Lord, think independently, and protect God-given freedoms. He believed that education was the responsibility of parents who should hire/fire teachers and choose the school’s curriculum. HORACE MANN Horace Mann spearheaded the transition of education being in the hands of parents to the arms of government.  Grew up in a Bible-believing church, but at fourteen, his brother drowned, filling Horace with bitterness against God. From then on, he rejected Jesus. He saw the Bible as a moral guidebook to create good citizens. Horace was inspired by Prussian education. The Prussian (now Germany) education system produced obedient citizens for Prussia and obedient soldiers for the Prussian Army. Citizens who thought alike on most issues which led to national uniformity in thought, word, and deed. * Teacher Institutes based on Prussian model, indoctrinated in Evolution and Communism. * Education from Parent’s hands to government’s hand, paid by taxpayers, run by states * Targeted woman as teachers TWO DIFFERENT MEN WITH TWO DIFFERENT PHILOSOPHIES Noah Webster wanted to instill a love of American freedom into the hearts of the children. He wanted to see a nation that honored and served the Lord. Noah knew that glorifying God is true success. Horace loved a philosophy that emphasized man over God. He believed that his system of education would raise up generations of “useful citizens.” Which one do you think is the Father of Education? WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY? The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction. (Proverbs 1:7) All Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. (II Timothy 3:16-17) Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the fear and instruction of the Lord (Ephesians 6:4) The fear of the Lord is the beginning of Wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding (Proverbs 9:10) Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance (Proverbs 1:5) EDUCATION THAT PROMOTES FREEDOM Bible & Classic Literature & Works- Home Libraries 7 R’s – Relationships, Reading, Rhetoric, wRiting, aRithmetic, Research, Right Living Hard Work, Routines, Patterns of Living Creation, Value of Human Life, Original Sin WHERE WILL WE GO FROM HERE Most Homeschool Curriculum is produced by secular companies. Purchase from Christian companies: Notgrass, Apologia, Master Books, Heart of Dakota, Powerline Productions. Even though Mann’s philosophy has taken over the government run school system, we are still blessed in America with freedom! We have freedom to send our children to private schools or even better, to educate them at home. At home, we can use the Bible as our foundation, teach American Exceptionalism, and raise our children to value liberty! What a glorious privilege to homeschool! What an opportunity to pass on the baton of faith and freedom to the next generation! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our updates and get your copy of US Living Books & Movies List (57 pages) and Sons of Liberty FREE. Sign up here [http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/finish-well/~https://powerlineproductions.eo.page/wt716]. US Living Books & Movies List by Meredith Curtis at Powerline Productions, Inc. [https://ultimateradioshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/FC-US-Living-Books-225x300.jpg]http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/finish-well/~https://powerlineproductions.eo.page/wt716 Sons of Liberty: Heroes of the American Revolution by Meredith Curtis at Powerline Productions, Inc. 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[https://ultimateradioshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/fw_035_julyfourth-sm.jpg]http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/finish-well/~https://ultimateradioshow.com/fw-radio-happy-birthday-america/ Finish Well Homeschool Podcast, Podcast #128, How to Raise Teens Who Love America, with Meredith Curtis on the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network [https://ultimateradioshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/fw_128_teens-love-usa-300x300.jpg]http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/finish-well/~https://ultimateradioshow.com/raise-teens-who-love-america/ Finish Well Homeschool Podcast, Podcast #138, My Favorite Founding Mothers & Fathers, with Meredith Curtis on the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network [https://ultimateradioshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/fw_138_fav-found-parents-300x300.jpg]http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/finish-well/~https://ultimateradioshow.com/my-favorite-founding-mothers-and-fathers/   ---------------------------------------- Thank You to our Network Sponsor – CTC Math! 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The Bible & the American Revolution

Finish Well Homeschool Podcast, Podcast #250, The Bible & the American Revolution, with Meredith Curtis on the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network [https://ultimateradioshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/fw_250_bible-rev_tall-185x300.jpg]http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/finish-well/~https://ultimateradioshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/fw_250_bible-rev_tall.jpg THE BIBLE & THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION In “The Bible and the American Revolution,” episode #250, Meredith Curtis continues celebrating America’s 250 Birthday celebration with a look at the Bible’s influence on the Founding Fathers. Did the Bible really shape the culture of Colonial America & the American Revolution? Did the Founding Fathers read and understand the Scripture? What passages did they quote the most? Discover the role God’s Word played in our Founding Father’s lives and the documents they wrote. God bless the USA. 😊 [https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/1f60a.png]         ----------------------------------------   Celebrate America's 250 Birthday with Powerline Productions at powerlineprod.com [https://ultimateradioshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/PLP-ad-American250-1024x465.jpg]http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/finish-well/~https://www.powerlineprod.com/shop   POWERLINE PRODUCTIONS, INC. [http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/finish-well/~https://www.powerlineprod.com] Bringing Homeschool Joy to Families Everywhere!   ---------------------------------------- SHOW NOTES The Bible & me. 4 SOURCES OF INFLUENCE ON FOUNDING FATHERS & DOCUMENTS * British Common Law (Magna Charta, Blackstone) * The Enlightenment (John Locke and Montesquieu) * Classical and civic republicanism. (Cicero, etc) * Bible (Old & New Testament) George Washington identified the Bible among the significant contributions to the American experience. There was broad agreement that the Bible was essential for nurturing the kind of civic virtues that give citizens the capacity for self-government. In various meetings, pamphlets, political sermons, and private papers, Founding Figures appealed to the Bible for principles, precedents, models, normative standards, and cultural motifs, to define their community and to order their great political experiments. The Bible offered guidance on how to select righteous leaders and rights and responsibilities of citizenship, including the right to resist a tyrannical government. DEUTERONOMY “Donald Lutz author of American Political Science Review,  wanted to know who it was that Founding Fathers were citing in political literature before and during the American Revolution. He discovered that the Bible was cited more frequently than any European writer or European school of thought, such as Enlightenment liberalism. The Bible, Lutz reported, accounted for approximately one-third of the citations in the literature he surveyed. The book of Deuteronomy alone was the most frequently cited work, followed by Montesquieu’s The Spirit of the Laws. In fact, Deuteronomy was referenced nearly twice as often as John Locke’s writings, and the apostle Paul was mentioned about as frequently as Montesquieu and Blackstone, who would have been the two most-cited secular theorists.” (Daniel Dreisbach, “The Bible and the American Founders”, Broadcast Talks, August 1, 2018; Accessed 3/1/26) Deuteronomy – God’s dealings with His chosen nation, Israel, – establishing the political and legal institutions necessary to govern a nation. The Founding Fathers saw Deuteronomy as a guide on how to put a nation together. The Founding Fathers could identify with the children of Israel fleeing from Pharaoh. They were fleeing form George III. Crossing the Atlantic Ocean was like crossing the Red Sea. Quoted & Referenced familiar and obscure passages from Scripture. Patrick Henry’s “Give Me Liberty.” If a family owned a single book it was almost certainly going to be the Bible. So, this was the one book that Americans would be most familiar with. If they owned two…. POPULAR TEXTS * Duties of civil authority and the duties of citizenship such as Romans 13 or 1 Peter 2:13–15. * Passages dealing with liberty and liberation. Exodus, Galatians 5:1 * Old Testament texts dealing with the idea of covenant * Texts that describe character, characteristics, blessings of a righteous ruler. * Proverbs 29:2 * Exodus 18:21 * 2 Samuel 23 HOW FOUNDERS USED SCRIPTURE * Literary and rhetorical to the profoundly theological. * Enriched language and culture distinctively biblical allusions, phrases, figures of speech, proverbs, aphorisms, and the like. * Gave credibility to assertions * Identify and define standards and rules for public life. * Uncover God’s oversight of the world and dealings with men and nations. THE BIBLE INFLUENCED THE FOUNDING TEXTS * Judeo-Christian concept of covenant is where we get our ideas of compact, contract, and constitutionalism. Quoted passages like Leviticus 26 and Deuteronomy 28 * Biblical view of original sin Genesis 3 – designed a constitutional system to check & prevent abuse of power * Depravity of man – limited government, separation of powers, checks and balances, federalism, rule of law, due process of law and representative government * That phrase future state of rewards and punishmentsshows up in state constitution after constitution in the founding era. (heaven & hell) * Hebrew commonwealth described in the Old Testament a model for republican government * Ten Commandments of Due Process – Exodus 23:1-9 * That flows out of a relationship with Jesus Christ * The Constitution – Division of Power and Authority reflects the nature of God as Judge, King, and Lawgiver. No one person can have that much authority and power (due to original sin & the flesh) So we divide up the power between Supreme Court, Congress, and President. * Free Will & Free Speech * Mankind image of God; life is sacred. WHERE ARE WE NOW & WHAT CAN WE DO? Culture. Education System. Corruption. Fraud. Bribery. Read & Study the Word, Bible-Believing Church, Pray for Revival in USA, Talk & Post about our Christian Heritage SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our updates and get your copy of US Living Books & Movies List (57 pages) and Sons of Liberty FREE. Sign up here [http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/finish-well/~https://powerlineproductions.eo.page/wt716]. US Living Books & Movies List by Meredith Curtis at Powerline Productions, Inc. [https://ultimateradioshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/FC-US-Living-Books-225x300.jpg]http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/finish-well/~https://powerlineproductions.eo.page/wt716 Sons of Liberty: Heroes of the American Revolution by Meredith Curtis at Powerline Productions, Inc. 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