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Is Public Education Necessary?
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In early American history, a literate and well-educated majority of Americans thrived without a national, tax-funded educational program. In fact, few of the men who signed the Declaration of Independence and drafted the U.S. Constitution had ever seen a public school, and yet they benefitted from a free system of education vastly superior to the imagined benefits of today's state-controlled schooling.

What happened over the course of the last two and a half centuries? Why did Americans surrender the educational freedom that produced such widespread academic excellence to embrace a state of functional illiteracy under complete government control? In his seminal book Is Public Education Necessary?, Samuel Blumenfeld unpacks two centuries of source material to present an accurate history of the religious and philosophical transformations that gave birth to the educational statism controlling America's children today.

From the New England Puritan experiments in compulsory schooling to the Unitarian crusades to perfect man with the strong arm of government, Blumenfeld shows that public education in America has always been more about religion than literacy. A colorful history full of fascinating characters and incisive commentary, Is Public Education Necessary? challenges American parents to discard the common wisdom concerning public schools, to reshoulder the responsibilities that are rightfully theirs, to fight to keep the liberties they inherited, and to teach their children to do the same.

Paperback book; 229 pages


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How Civilizations Die: (And Why Islam is Dying too)
NO WE CANT

Will We Go Down in the Implosion?

Thanks to collapsing birthrates, much of Europe is on a path of willed self-extinction.

The untold story is that birthrates in Muslim nations are declining faster than anywhere else—at a rate never before documented. And in the impoverished Islamic world, an aging population means a civilization on the brink of total collapse— something Islamic terrorists know and fear.

Muslim decline poses new threats to America, challenges we cannot even understand, much less face effectively, without a wholly new kind of political analysis that explains how desperate peoples and nations behave.

In How Civilizations Die, David P. Goldman—author of the celebrated “Spengler” column read by intelligence organizations worldwide—reveals how, almost unnoticed, massive shifts in global power are remaking our future.

Hardback book; 256 pages


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The United States: Elevated to Glory and Honor

One Human Familiy

Ezra Stiles rarely makes even an obscure footnote in most American history texts, yet he was probably the most broadly learned man on the continent during the era of American independence. His book, The United States Elevated to Glory and Honor, presented here, is a showcase of his tremendous gifts, energy, and enthusiasm.

Stiles considered America as a parallel to — perhaps even an extension of — God's covenant promises from deep in the Old Testament.

He begins with the text, Deuteronomy 26:19:

And to make thee high above all nations which he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honor; and that thou mayest be a holy people unto the Lord thy God.

With God's covenant as the foundation, Stiles refers to "God's American Israel." To this he added that obedience to God was required for national happiness and prosperity (Deut. 29:10, 14; 30:9, 19). Conversely, national disobedience would lead to "the judicial chastisement of apostasy."

Based on these ideas, Stiles ordered his message to the state house according to two heads: 1) On what basis could America expect God’s blessings, and 2) that dominion and civil polity will remain imperfect unless "the true religion" is diffused among the people.

In other words, civil government is not an end in itself, but rather should be, along with the people themselves, a servant of God.

This newly typeset and thoroughly annotated edition adds historical context and illumination through dozens of explanatory footnotes as well as an Introduction by Joel McDurmon.

Specifications: Paperback book; 160 pages


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Europe as a Mirror for America (DVD)
Paradise Restored CoverWill America Survive Humanism?

Waves of pessimism overwhelm the European Union: its economy has stalled, good will between its members has dissolved, and its leaders watch helplessly as ever-increasing populations of Muslim immigrants establish hostile, independent communities within European borders. Europe is going the way of the Roman Empire, but how did it get here?

In Europe as a Mirror for America, Bojidar Marinov outlines the advance of Enlightenment thinking in the West, and explains how humanist philosophy has already destroyed Europe and is in the process of destroying America. Applying little-known historical examples with a touch of dry wit, Marinov establishes that America's restoration, and the salvation of Europe, can be achieved only by a wholesale return to the foundation that originally made the West great: optimistic Christianity.

Questions answered
  • Who speaks to culture: God or man?
  • Why did the fledgling French Republic risk national defeat to squash a seemingly insignificant rural uprising in Vendée?
  • Why was Marx hopelessly old-fashioned compared to Napoleon III?
  • Should Parliaments be legislative or judicial?
  • Why did the Renaissance fail to de-Christianize Europe, and why did the Enlightenment succeed?
  • Why can't pessimists learn anything from history?
  • Why does "Something for Nothing" always become "Nothing for Something"?
  • Which philosophies have an optimistic view of the future?
  • Which philosophies decline normative, or should we expect progress over time?
  • Can a culture enjoy Christianity's fruit without Christianity's foundation?

Specifications: 1 DVD; running-time 59 minutes


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Late Great Planet Church (DVD)

How to Argue with a Liberal
Volume One of The Late Great Planet Church: The Rise of Dispensationalism is the first documentary of its kind. It exposes this erroneous system of thought as breaking continuity with history — and even the very Word of God.

It is my conviction that many who are presently disposed toward Dispensationalism would not be victims of the system if they were better acquainted and informed about the system and its history - its theological roots and the doctrinal errors it has spawned. — The Late Ernest Reisinger, Pastor Emeritus, Grace Baptist Church, Coral Springs, FL

Many Christians today read their Bibles through the lens of pop-prophecy books like The Late Great Planet Earth and the Left Behind series. They naively believe the prophetic schemes and theological presuppositions expressed in these and other fictional writings represent the doctrinal positions that Christians down through the centuries have embraced. However, that is far from the truth.

Volume One of The Late Great Planet Church: The Rise of Dispensationalism? is the first documentary of its kind. It exposes this erroneous system of thought as breaking continuity with history — and even the very Word of God. In this first volume we will examine the beginnings, beliefs, and motivations of this innovative movement by focusing on its relatively recent development, stormy history and its most influential proponents.

Hosted by Jerry Johnson, President of NiceneCouncil.com and The Apologetics Group, this documentary features pastors, theologians, and historians, who at one time were strongly committed dispensationalists. Several of these men even trained at dispensational academic institutions before abandoning the system. They have since rejected this system as thoroughly unbiblical, viewing it as a stumbling block to the Church and a distraction from the Great Commission.

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