Anyone who has read this blog since its inception in 2007 knows that I love history and that on holidays such as Independence Day I try to bring to life the event we celebrate. On past celebrations of this great … Read more>

This is not exactly the type of pre-Independence Day post I envisioned, but when an article came to my attention earlier this week about a Harvard study that claims July 4th parades are some type of Republican pep rally, it … Read more>

Tonight, you are part of the largest crowd to ever attend a Family Foundation Gala. Thank you for joining us and for your support of our work.

Tonight is the first time that we have held our gala prior to … Read more>

Today is the day that John Adams wrote would be our national day. For good reason. Today was the day in 1776 that the Continental Congress passed a certain Virginian’s resolution declaring independence from Great Britain.

Not Thomas Jefferson. … Read more>

A Open Letter From Tony Perkins, President of the Family Research Council, On The Meaning Of Independence Day

In a letter to his wife Abigail, John Adams told her of the actions of the Continental Congress on July 2, … Read more>

It was today, in 1776, that the United States was born. The 13 soon-to-be states represented in the Continental Congress, voted unanimously (with New York abstaining) for Virginia’s resolution, introduced by Richard Henry Lee, that claimed:

These United Colonies are, and of

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