Today in History - September 28

        A special thanks to Wikipedia.com for following historical information. The sermons I have chosen from Sermonaudio.com


551 BC – Confucius, Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history. (d. 479 BC)

Recommended podcast: The Jimmy Buffet Worldview - Pop Philosophy for the Masses, by Pastor Kevin Swanson

1779 – American Revolution: Samuel Huntington is elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding John Jay.

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

• The American Mind in 1776, Part 1
• The American Mind in 1776, Part 2
• The American Mind in 1776, Part 3
• The American Mind in 1776, Part 4
• The American Mind in 1776, Part 5
• The American Mind in 1776, Part 6

1901 – Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas kill more than forty American soldiers while losing 28 of their own.

 Recommended reading: The Howard Zinn Industry - frontpagemag.com

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Here is a quote from Howard Zinn's book, The Twentieth Century:

"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..."

Recommended podcasts by David Wheaton of The Christian Worldview:

1. Topic: Howard Zinn Lied, American History (And Future) Died
2. Short Take: Who is Howard Zinn and Why is it Important to Understand His Influence

1951 – CBS makes the first color televisions available for sale to the general public, but the product is discontinued less than a month later.

Recommended podcasts:

1. TV's Power of Suggestion - The Other 13 Reasons Netflix Won't Dare to Mention, by Pastor Kevin Swanson
2. Should Christians Watch Movies? by Dr. David P. Murray. Note: The text for Dr. Murray's sermon is Revelation 18:4 (Audio): "And I heard another voice from heaven saying, Come out of her, my people, my people, that ye be not partaker of her sins, and that ye share not in her plagues."

Recommended poems:

1. The Devil's Vision
2. The Bible or the TV Guide