American Minute with Bill Federer: John F. Kennedy

Awarded the Navy’s medal of heroism during World War II and the Pulitzer Prize for his book Profiles in Courage, he was the youngest elected President, serving just over 1,000 days before being shot.
This was John F. Kennedy, born MAY 29, 1917.
Kennedy stated in his Inaugural, January 20, 1961:
“I have sworn before you and Almighty [...]

American Minute with Bill Federer: Ralph Waldo Emerson

“America is another name for opportunity. Our whole history appears like a last effort of divine Providence in behalf of the human race” wrote poet Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Born MAY 25, 1803, Ralph Waldo Emerson was friends with writers Nathaniel Hawthorne and Louisa May Alcott.
He composed some of the best loved poems in American literature, including [...]

Proctor: Major Victory for Children at the U.S. Supreme Court

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by Maurine Proctor
Just as our confidence has been faltering in the courts following the California decision on marriage, it was renewed again yesterday as the U.S. Supreme Court in a 7-2 decision, upheld a new federal law against soliciting for child pornography. What is particularly exciting for Family Leader is that we had an [...]