Author name: Budiman Wira

And where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.2 Corinthians 3:17 THE BILL OF RIGHTS OF THE U. S. CONSTITUTION The Declaration of Independence established the core principles of our Nation, the United States of America. Our Constitution with the Amendments provide a rule of law for an actual government to accomplish those principles. The Bill of Rights protects the individual …

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Favorite poems cut through time,Pierce the mind with thought sublime,some on nature, love, or life,God, the soul, or afterlife,some American, some Christian,all spring from imagination. Poetry offers a new awareness of life experience. Each poem is an act of pure creation that captures an essential insight about humanity or the transcendent. A poetic work often …

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The following is a capsule summary of the top 25 events in the History of Christianity, events which shaped the Church itself, Christian civilization, and the modern world. The Church transcends the contingent facts of this world, yet at the same time is deeply connected to historical events, for its very foundation is rooted in …

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THE CRUSADES TO THE HOLY LAND “Undertake this journey for the remission of your sins,with the assurance of the imperishable glory of the Kingdom of Heaven!” 1 Pope Urban II, in one of history’s most powerful speeches, initiated 200 years of the Crusades at the Council of Clermont, France on November 27, 1095 with this impassioned …

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On November 9, 1620, the Mayflower, carrying 102 passengers with 50 Pilgrims aboard in search of religious freedom, approached Cape Cod, Massachusetts, having left England 65 days earlier on September 6, 1620. The Pilgrims were Separatist Protestants who made a clean break with the Anglican Church of England during the reign of King James I. A small community …

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I Pledge Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America,and to the Republic for which it stands,one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The Declaration of Independence established the core principles of our Nation, the United States of America. Our Constitution with the Amendments provided a rule of law for an actual government to accomplish …

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Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) remains Italy’s greatest poet. He was born in the city of Florence, in the region of Tuscany, Italy in the spring of 1265. He was betrothed in marriage to Gemma Donati and they were blessed with five children. He wrote La Commedia, the Divine Comedy, from 1308 to 1320, completing the work the …

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