A special thanks to Wikipedia.com for following historical information. The sermons I have chosen from Sermonaudio.com
1555 – John Rogers is burned at the stake, becoming the first English Protestant martyr under Mary I of England.
Recommended sermon: The Life and Work of John Rogers, by Dr Steven Lawson
Excerpt from this podcast: "Well, it is a problem when you call the LDS (Mormons) our brothers. It is like saying 'We and the Baal worshippers are going to get together because we're really fighting against the Molech worshippers. See, because the Molech worshippers, they're sacrificing children and we think that's an abomination, and we get a few Baal worshippers to go with us.' Now we're going to call them our brothers? I think we ought not..."
More recommended sermons and podcasts:
- What Every Mormon Should Know, by Dr. Walter Martin
- The Mystery of Mormon History, by Rev. Wesley P. Walters
- Reaching Our Mormon Neighbors, by Dr. James White
1859 – The Codex Sinaiticus is discovered in Egypt.
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
- The Reliability of the New Testament Manuscripts, by Dr. James White
- Is Codex Sinaiticus a Forgery? by Jeff Riddle
1899 – The Philippine–American War begins with the Battle of Manila.
The following poem is about the Philippine-American War (1899-1902): White Man's Burden, by Rudyard Kipling. Here is what historian Howard Zinn says about this war:
"A volunteer from this state of Washington wrote: 'Our fighting blood was up, and we all wanted to kill 'n***rs.' ...This shooting human beings beats rabbit hunting all to pieces.' It was a time of intense racism in the United States. In the years between 1889 and 1903, on the average, every week, two Nigroes were lynched by mobs-hanged, burned, mutilated. The Filipinos were brown-skinned and strange looking to Americans...Our men have been relentless, have killed to exterminate men, women, children prisoners and captives. Active insurgents and suspected people from lads ten up, the idea prevailing that the Philippino as such was little better than a dog..." - The Twentieth Century
