Timothy R. Furnish, PhD spoke to the Madison Forum on April 27, 2019. Furnish has his PhD in Islamic, World, and African History. He is a former US Army Arabic Linguist, Civilian Consultant to US Special Operations Command, Author of books on the Middle East and Middle-earth, University Professor, and has appeared on FOX NEWS War Stories: … Read more...
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Is America being Romanized today?
Observations©
by Donald S. Conkey
Today, as America struggles to return to those principles of freedom that made it a beacon of hope to the world, I see disturbing similarities between today’s America and ancient Rome that causes me to ask: “Is America being Romanized?” Why would I even ponder just a question? Because all students of history, especially of the rise and fall of the Roman Empire realizes … Read more...
Have we forgotten what our father’s hath done?
Observations©
By Donald S. Conkey
How many of the last two generations remember, or even care that yesterday was the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the day America entered World War II, a war that caused the destruction of 50 million people. Eighty years before that, in 1861, America’s Civil War began with the shelling of Fort Sumter in South Carolina.
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Political rhetoric: A part of the freedom process
Observations©
By Donald S. Conkey
Tired of all the political rhetoric yet? Many are, including me, but this vetting process is an important part of choosing our elected leaders, especially the president of the United States. Only the Lord’s way is a better way. This process still has a year to go before the November 2012 election, which likely will be the most important election Americans will ever vote … Read more...