Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago
Peter Helland talks about the famous letter of Abigail Adams to her husband John. She basically says that since John was declaring Independence from the tyranny of Britain she is declaring the women's independence from husband's tyranny over wives. She said the husbands will not be called masters from now on but friends and the duty of husbands is to promote their wives happiness. She threatened in the letter to lead a revolt of all the women against the men if her request is not granted. Peter reads from Dr. Gregg Singer and Bishop John Henry Hopkins regarding the deistic worldview of the Declaration of Independence. They both argued that the abolitionist movement was created in full reliance on the belief that slavery was wrong because it violated the ideas in the Declaration of Independence. The first sentence of the Gettysburg Address summarized the Declaration of Independence's main thought: "FOURSCORE and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal." Thaddeus Stevens, the head of the radical Republicans during the Civil War, said the Constitution was the greatest tyranny the world had ever seen. He said the real identity for America is only found in the principles of the Declaration of Independence. The constitution had to be redone. The 14 amendment greatly helped to bring the constitution into conformity with the Declaration of Independence. But now America is a country grounded on commerce and the love of money, Its political system determines truth by majority vote. However God rejected the first King, Saul, because he feared the people and obeyed their voice. 23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king. 24 And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD, and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.
Peter Helland talks about the famous letter of Abigail Adams to her husband John. She basically says that since John was declaring Independence from the tyranny of Britain she is declaring the women's independence from husband's tyranny over wives. She said the husbands will not be called masters from now on but friends and the duty of husbands is to promote their wives happiness. She threatened in the letter to lead a revolt of all the women against the men if her request is not granted. Peter reads from Dr. Gregg Singer and Bishop John Henry Hopkins regarding the deistic worldview of the Declaration of Independence. They both argued that the abolitionist movement was created in full reliance on the belief that slavery was wrong because it violated the ideas in the Declaration of Independence. The first sentence of the Gettysburg Address summarized the Declaration of Independence's main thought: "FOURSCORE and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal." Thaddeus Stevens, the head of the radical Republicans during the Civil War, said the Constitution was the greatest tyranny the world had ever seen. He said the real identity for America is only found in the principles of the Declaration of Independence. The constitution had to be redone. The 14 amendment greatly helped to bring the constitution into conformity with the Declaration of Independence. But now America is a country grounded on commerce and the love of money, Its political system determines truth by majority vote. However God rejected the first King, Saul, because he feared the people and obeyed their voice. 23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king. 24 And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD, and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.
