30th December 2009
Ominously, in what is remembered as "Patrick Henry's Prophecy," Patrick Henry pointed ahead to the American Civil War,
"This government cannot last," he thundered, "It will not last a century. We can only get rid of its oppression by a most violent a...
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30th December 2009
The social contract theory of John Locke provided the philosophy and source of governing authority for both U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson borrowed freely from Locke's phraseology.
John Locke laid out the social contr...
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30th December 2009
The American Medical System is on its death bed, but government health care reform can never provide the cure.
Both models for health care reform - government and business -- are fatally flawed. More often than not they leave their victims fatally wou...
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30th December 2009
According to John Eidsmoe, the U S Constitution was heavily influenced by Christianity. That is the thesis of his book Christianity and the Constitution. Published in 1987 by Baker House, the book is 415 pages in length.
The book leads off with a s...
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30th December 2009
Let us not fall back on the importance of church growth or family solidarity as an excuse for neglecting the civil magistrate. There are those who would excuse themselves with an argument like this:
My understanding of how the kingdom comes would dire...
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10th December 2009
We leisurely traversed the long wooden boardwalk lying between Hilton Head Resort and the Atlantic Ocean. The boardwalk deposited us on Singleton Beach in Hilton Head South Carolina. A beautiful stretch of white powder sand extended in both directions a...
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10th December 2009
The spirit of the Hilton Head Blue Lady roams the Island in a Victorian era blue dress -- a recurring example of paranormal activity on the Island. In 1898, a young woman named Caroline lost her life to a hurricane off the east coast.
The Hilton Head...
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10th December 2009
The most haunted house in Savannah, Georgia is the Hampton Lillibridge residence. It is the scene of several tragic deaths and the source of true scary stories about real ghosts. Exorcism has failed to cleanse the house.
The Hampton Lillibridge House...
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10th December 2009
Real ghosts, haunted places and paranormal activity make the sleepy southern town of Savannah, Georgia "America's Most Haunted City." Is there really a "Curse of Savannah" to explain all of this?
Is it Hoodoo
or something more sinister?
There are...
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10th December 2009
Legend has it that "Saucy Jack" Stoney lost the Braddock's Point Plantation to William Eddings Baynard in a late-night poker game at Hilton Head SC. The year was 1838.
The 1000-acre plantation had been in the Stoney family since the American Revolut...
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09th December 2009
An important chapter in South Carolina history was written November 7, 1861 at the Battle of Port Royal. The first critical step in Lincoln's "Anaconda Strategy" to blockade key Southern ports was secured by this early Union victory. The South was there...
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09th December 2009
If golf is your game and "world class" is your style, you simply must plan a Hilton Head golf vacation. Why? There's no disputing that Hilton Head Island is a golfer's paradise, trite as it may sound.
Imagine the perfect golfing enclave and it would ...
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09th December 2009
Sea Pines Forest Preserve is one of Hilton Head Island's most exotic nature tours. You can survey original Hilton Head Island habitat up close and personal from the comfort and convenience of your own car.
This is a driving tour as well as a walking t...
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07th December 2009
Juliette Gordon Low is one of Savannah's most cherished gifts to the world. She overcame a hearing handicap to distinguish herself as Founder of the Girl Scouts.
Happy Childhood
Early in life, Juliette Gordon Low showed a flair for fine arts that...
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07th December 2009
You can't miss the Hilton Head Island Lighthouse! With it's red and white barber-pole décor it stands out like a -- well like a giant barber pole extending 90 feet into the air.
Visitors who undertake the hike to the curio shop at the top testify tha...
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