Finished up America's Prophet by Bruce Feilier over the weekend. While this book was very interesting, I struggled thru much of it. I drifted quite a bit and often found that I had no idea how the author transitioned to a new topic. Of the 3 books that Glenn Beck recommended to read, I would rank them 1)The Age of the Unthinkable, 2)The Survivirs Club, 3)America's Prohpet. I really had no idea how every generation in America has raised up a "Moses." From Christopher Columbus to the pilgrims to George Washington to the Liberty Bell to Abraham Lincoln to the Statue of Liberty to Harriet Tubman to Martin Luther King Jr, the story of Moses has been ingrained into our society. Incredibly enlightening since much of my life I believed that Religion played little to no role in shaping this counrty. Taking into account the recent court decision that a National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional, I think more people need to learn the history of this country as it actually was instead of the revisionist history that is being touted in the schools and the media.
Some great nuggets from this book include the Supreme Court ruling banning the Ten Commandments in courthouses has perpetuated by a publicity stunt by Paramount for the movie The Ten Commandments.
Great quotes - "With freedom comes great repsonsibility." The great men that shaped this country knew that. The great men that lead us out of slavery knew that. The great men that perpetuated the civil right movement in the 20th century knew that. Do we still know this today?
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