Progress: The Opium of the People

September 29th, 2023
by Pastor Michael Gabbert

Whatever happened to the American experiment: the idea of an independent, self-sustaining, self-governing nation where you could have liberty and justice for all? That idea has almost disappeared from the earth. We’ve moved away from the vision of our founding fathers. Where do we go next?

Craig A. Carter, “Should we worry about communism today?” August 14, 2023.

Cal Thomas, “Infamous Scribble,” World Magazine, June 3, 2023.

Marc LiVecche, “The rewriting of Roald Dahl is preposterous,” February 24, 2023.

Barton J. Gingerich, “The ideological fixation of today’s academia,” August 17, 2022.

Russell Vought, “WHO’s in charge?” June 24, 2022.

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