Week 7 Religious Liberty

Free Digital Biblical Citizenship in Modern America Workbook

There is a free digital copy of the Biblical Citizenship in Modern America Workbook. The Constitution Made Easy is in the back of the workbook. To access it, please follow these directions.

• Click Patriot Academy Login
• Click My Courses
• Scroll down to Biblical Citizenship digital workbook.
• It should say “enrolled” and you should be able to access it.

Resources

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For You They Signed- Marilyn Boyer

For You They Signed- The Spiritual Heritage of Those Who Shaped Our Nation is a great book with amazing information about each of the Signers of the Declaration of the United States. This is a fantastic book! We have one for each of our children for their libraries. Read our Book Review.

The Federalist Papers

The Federalist Papers: Large Print, Unabridged, 1787 original version The Federalist Papers are articles and essays written to encourage the ratification of the Constitution. Interesting reading!

Chasing American Legends

Follow the Green Family around the country in Chasing American Legends and learn some amazing history. Fun and engaging for the whole family.

Foundation for Freedom

This is the newest version of Foundation for Freedom: A Study of the United States Constitution from Christian Liberty Press. This is a good curriculum for learning about the Constitution.

Ben Shapiro discusses the Federalist Papers

Watch this PragerU book club video as Ben Shapiro discusses the Federalist Papers. Great interview.

PragerU Video Is America’s Government Secular?

Was America founded to be a secular nation? Robert George tackles this question.

Apps for iPhone

Constitution Quizzer

Here’s a fun quiz game. Advance through the ranks of Citizen, Patriot, and Founding Father but don’t think it’s going to be a cake walk. The Constitution Quizzer

Founder’s Bible App

The Founder’s Bible app by David Barton. There are lots of great articles and 45+ of them are available in the free version of the app. There is an in-app upgrade to the full version of the Founder’s Bible.

Homework

Homework assignments can be submitted here. Please put “homework” as the first word of the message.

Homework

This week I have multiple Bonus assignments for you. There is so much you can learn about Religious Freedom and I wanted to include multiple options for you to dig in a bit.

If you were paying attention in class, this one will be easy for you. Where is the phrase “separation of Church and State” originally found? What is the context? What is the meaning behind the original phrase “separation of Church and State”?

Bonus Assignment

Read Thomas Jefferson’s letter to the Danbury Baptists. If you need a copy, you can download a free pdf in our Historical Documents Library.

Bonus Assignment 2

What is the “Lemon Test”? When was the original decision handed down from the Supreme Court? When was it overturned? Why is this important? These two articles might help you understand. The End of the Lemon Test – Alliance Defending Freedom and SCOTUS Rules in Favor of Coach Kennedy – Liberty Counsel.

Bonus Assignment 3

Read Genesis chapters 1-8 and list all the God-given rights mentioned. This assignment will take a bit of time but you might find it interesting.

Bonus FOR FUN Word Scramble

Complete the Biblical Citizenship Word Scramble. I’ll give you one Happy Ticket for each word search you complete. Just tell me that you completed the puzzle (no need to send a picture)- this is on the honor system.

Blog Posts the Relate to Class

Jason writes about jurisdictions, enumerated powers, original intent, and more on our blog. You can earn an entry into the drawing for every blog post you read and leave a comment. Patriot’s Hope Blog

• Foundational Principles of the United States- What are they?
• Does the Constitution Restrict American Citizens?
• What is the Standard Measurement?

More Ways to Earn Happy Tickets

• Invite a friend or family member to register for class! Then contact RaShell and let me know their name so I can watch for the registration. Each class can stand alone. It’s never too late to have someone come.

Action Steps

• Go to a city council, commissioners court, or school board meeting
• Call or write a Congressman
• Show up to a local political meeting
• Host a class
• Work on someone’s election
• Work the polls
• Run for office
• Start a Book Club (We have book recommendations here.)

What other Action Steps can you think of? Let us know.

Homework assignments can be submitted here. Please put “homework” as the first word of the message.