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The Truth of America's Founding: Reading Assignments & Videos
Video Lessons
Explore a series of insightful video lessons that delve into America's founding principles, examining the biblical and constitutional foundations that shaped the nation.
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Resource 5.2 – IOTC Services
We at the Institute on the Constitution (IOTC) are here to help you educate members of your church family and surrounding community about the Biblical Founding of the United States of America!
Resource 5.3 – Voter Guide Websites
The first four Voter Guide links below are for federal and State level elections. Due to lack of funds (mainly donations) these organizations may not have information on every candidate or issue. In addition, many candidates often ignore questionnaires sent to them by such groups. You can draw your own conclusions from their lack of response. That said, these are still very useful and worthy of encouraging your church to print and insert into their bulletins, or at least
Resource 5.5 – Excerpts From Sample Letters to Elected Officials
It is really important to “frame” your comments with respect to the Constitution (Federal or State) and other founding documents. Don’t just give your “opinion.”
Resource 5.7 - 7 Questions on Religious Freedom
If you have religious views within the Judaic or Christian tradition that founded America, big institutions are lining up to flatten your freedom to believe. This includes Big Government, Big Corporate, Big Media, Big Education, and Big Advocacy. Guided by a secular worldview, these powers have combined to declare war against your freedom to openly hold your religious beliefs, and they are not hesitant to inflict painful sanctions.
Resource 5.8 - Supreme Court Justice Says "Hostile" Wind is Blowing Against Religious Freedom
A Supreme Court Justice issued a rare and stark warning recently about the state of religious liberty in America. Speaking to a group of Catholic lawyers in March, Justice Samuel Alito said that “a wind is picking up that is hostile to those with traditional moral beliefs” based on faith.
Resource 5.9 – Bibliography – References from class
Complete Bibliography & References
Article 2.1 - Which View of Government?
Two very different views of government shape the future of a nation. One sees authority as limited and accountable, leading to liberty and a republic. The other treats government as supreme, resulting in unchecked power and tyranny. Understanding the difference helps explain why freedom endures—or disappears.
Article 2.2 - The Six Major World Views (Chart)
This chart compares six major worldviews by examining how each answers life’s most important questions—about God, truth, morality, government, and human purpose. Understanding these differences helps explain how beliefs shape culture, law, and society.
Article 2.3 – Slavery and the Constitution: A Compromise Between the North and South
The “Institute on the Constitution” (IOTC) teaches us that the majority of our Founders were Christian, most of them had a Biblical World View, and they founded America on Biblical principles. The Declaration of Independence and Constitution were written with this Biblical World View in mind. If all of this is true, then why didn’t our Founders abolish slavery from the very beginning?
Article 2.4 – Powers Delegated to the Government by the People
In addition to the powers granted by We The People to Congress in Art. I, sec. 8, cl.1-18 there are four additional powers granted by the Constitution bringing the total to twenty-two specific, delegated, enumerated, limited powers that involve spending.
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