In this episode, Hugh Hewitt and bestselling author Douglas Murray talks about Murray's latest book, On Democracies and Death Cults: Israel and the Future of Civilization,  which explores profound issues facing the West. Douglas Murray discusses the limits of free speech in the U.S. versus the U.K., particularly in cases involving incitement and glorification of terrorism. Murray highlights the moral contrast between Israel's grief-driven resilience and Hamas' cult of death, arguing that Western democracies must rediscover long-term resolve to confront such threats.

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Democracies vs. Death Cults | Hugh Hewitt with Douglas Murray - Part 2

As the nation approaches our 250th anniversary, it’s important for us to take a moment to recognize and appreciate the role that Christianity played in the foundation of the American experiment.

Broadly speaking, there is simply no question that the basic worldview behind the foundation of our republic was the biblical worldview of Christianity.

And it didn’t begin here exclusively, but it goes way back in history into the great foundations of Western civilization.

Is America a Christian nation in terms of explicit constitutional arrangement? No. But I think it's safe to say it wasn’t considered necessary at that point for such a claim to be made.

Our Founders did not foresee a secular age coming, but in that secular age there are now important arguments to be made—arguments about the meaning and the dignity of life, about marriage and family and religious liberty. 

As we mark 250 years, it’s up to us now to continue to make those arguments and to make them loudly, make them we must. 

As the nation approaches our 250th anniversary, it&rsquo;s important for us to take a moment to recognize and appreciate the role that Christianity played in the foundation of the American experiment.
Broadly speaking, there is simply no question that the basic worldview behind the foundation of our republic was the biblical worldview of Christianity.
And it didn&rsquo;t begin here exclusively, but it goes way back in history into the great foundations of Western civilization.
Is America a Christian nation in terms of explicit constitutional arrangement? No. But I think it's safe to say it wasn&rsquo;t considered necessary at that point for such a claim to be made.
Our Founders did not foresee a secular age coming, but in that secular age there are now important arguments to be made&mdash;arguments about the meaning and the dignity of life, about marriage and family and religious liberty.&nbsp;
As we mark 250 years, it&rsquo;s up to us now to continue to make those arguments and to make them loudly, make them we must.&nbsp;

Albert Mohler: Christianity and the American Experiment

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This week, the USA turns 250. It comes at a time when our nation has become more sharply divided than any other in living memory.  

One man’s wisdom calls to us from an even more bitterly divided moment in American history. Six weeks before his assassination, Abraham Lincoln spoke to the bitter divisions of his day and how the American soul could look to the Lord for grace to heal them. 

“With malice toward none with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right let us strive on to finish the work we are in to bind up the nation's wounds,” Lincoln wrote in his 1865 second inaugural address. He sought to work for a “just and lasting peace” through faith—first in the Lord, and then in the potential of the American spirit to prevail.

Events vindicated Lincoln in his prayer for America. We must cling to our faith with no less strength in these times.

This week, the USA turns 250. It comes at a time when our nation has become more sharply divided than any other in living memory. &nbsp;
One man&rsquo;s wisdom calls to us from an even more bitterly divided moment in American history. Six weeks before his assassination, Abraham Lincoln spoke to the bitter divisions of his day and how the American soul could look to the Lord for grace to heal them.&nbsp;
&ldquo;With malice toward none with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right let us strive on to finish the work we are in to bind up the nation's wounds,&rdquo; Lincoln wrote in his 1865 second inaugural address. He sought to work for a &ldquo;just and lasting peace&rdquo; through faith&mdash;first in the Lord, and then in the potential of the American spirit to prevail.
Events vindicated Lincoln in his prayer for America. We must cling to our faith with no less strength in these times.

Ed Morrissey: America 250: Lincoln’s Insight Into America’s Soul

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As America celebrates its 250th birthday, it’s worth honoring our glorious Constitution—the longest-surviving written charter of national government in world history.

Rarely have so few gotten so much so right. The Constitution protects our inalienable rights, reflecting the truth that our freedoms come from God, not government. It enshrines the principle of “We the People,” affirming that power belongs to citizens, not rulers, and that government exists to serve the people, not the other way around.

Because the Framers understood the temptations of power, they divided authority among three branches of government, each designed to check the others. They also balanced the powers of the federal government and the states.

Our Constitution ensures that Americans live under the rule of law, not the rule of men. May it ever be so.

As America celebrates its 250th birthday, it&rsquo;s worth honoring our glorious Constitution&mdash;the longest-surviving written charter of national government in world history.
Rarely have so few gotten so much so right. The Constitution protects our inalienable rights, reflecting the truth that our freedoms come from God, not government. It enshrines the principle of &ldquo;We the People,&rdquo; affirming that power belongs to citizens, not rulers, and that government exists to serve the people, not the other way around.
Because the Framers understood the temptations of power, they divided authority among three branches of government, each designed to check the others. They also balanced the powers of the federal government and the states.
Our Constitution ensures that Americans live under the rule of law, not the rule of men. May it ever be so.

Carol Platt Liebau: Our Glorious Constitution

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