07 Dec My Moses Talk: Now Online!
The Atlanta History Center has posted a video of my talk about AMERICA'S PROPHET. It lasts about an hour....
14 Sep Do the Ten Commandments Support Gays in the Military?
THIS WEEK IN MOSES: Gays in the military. In Ted Kennedy's new memoir, being published today, the Senator describes his first meeting with Bill Clinton in the White House. The new president had stumbled into a firestorm about gays in the military and invited...
07 Sep Choose Life: Was Moses Really Pro-Life or Pro-Abortion?
THIS WEEK IN MOSES: Moses has entered the abortion wars. From the “Baby Moses Law” in Texas to a pitched battle over “Choose Life” on license plates, the Bible’s leading prophet has become the latest touchstone in America’s hottest hot-button issue. This week, synagogues...
31 Aug Which Kennedy Was Moses? John or Ted?
THIS WEEK IN MOSES: The Kennedys and the Promised Land. In The Making of the President 1964, Theodore White compared the death of John F. Kennedy to the death of Moses on Mount Nebo. Moses had led the Israelites out of slavery into freedom,...
24 Aug Moses vs. the Death Panels. Obama Quotes the Ninth Commandment
THIS WEEK IN MOSES: Harry and Louise meet Moses. In a conversation with religious leaders last week, Barack Obama hit back against some of the more outlandish attacks against his health care proposals. Responding to rumors of “death panels” that would “decide whether...
18 Aug Charlton Heston the Face of the U.S.A.? How Moses Was Chosen for the Great Seal
THIS WEEK IN MOSES: The biblical hero becomes the face of America. Immediately after approving the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress formed a committee to design a new seal for the United States. As proof of its importance,...
12 Aug This Week in Moses: Pilgrims Set Sail for New World
The 400-year love affair between America and Moses began this week in 1620. On August 15, the Mayflower set sail set from Southampton with 102 passengers on board. Their leader, John Robinson, described them as the chosen people, casting off the yoke of...