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View AllWhat in the World?
Date: September 27, 2023 Host: Jim Schneider MP3 | Order You may recall the old phrase expressing surprise, shock or disgust where someone says, “What in the World?” That best describes the following headlines …
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View AllVCY Washington DC / Monticello Tour – Nov. 14-17
Register online at https://brushfire.com/vcyamerica/events/562550/details President Kennedy addressed a dinner of Nobel Prize winners – he said this was the most extraordinary gathering of talent at the White House since when …
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View AllWhat in the World?
Date: September 27, 2023 Host: Jim Schneider MP3 | Order You may recall the old phrase expressing surprise, shock or disgust where someone says, “What in the World?” That best describes the following headlines …
In Focus
View AllinFocus 9/25/23 “Time To Stand Against Abortion”
Anne Franczek and A.B. Herron from Tarry One Hour share their message regarding abortions returning to Wisconsin. In Focus is a live call-in program airing on WVCY-TV30 and VCYAmerica.TV Monday …
Rallies
View AllPhil Kwiatkowski – October Rally
Philip Kwiatkowski – October 28th, 2023 at 6PM Philip Kwiatkowski – President of Pacific Garden Mission Held at the Waukesha Expo Center, 1000 Northview Road, Waukesha, WI 53188. Doors open at …
From the Director
View AllFrom the Director
“The Battle Rages On” By Jim Schneider, Executive DirectorVCY America Gone are the days when society recognized and advocated for those things that are right andcondemned things that are wrong. …
Fast Facts
View AllFast Facts: Cuttlefish – Part II
Welcome to Fast Facts with Reasons for Hope. I’m Carl Kerby with more about the curiosities of the cuttlefish. Get this! The cuttlefish can weigh more than 25 pounds and …
Bible Reading Challenge
View AllSeptember 27 – Who Is the Suffering Servant of Isaiah 53?
TODAY’S BIBLE READING CHALLENGE: Isaiah 51:1-53:12 Ephesians 5:1-33 Psalm 69:19-36 Proverbs 24:7 Isaiah 51:6 — Someone recently posted on Facebook that they can’t believe that the Bible teaches that the Day of …
Christian Heritage
View AllThe Lone Star Revival
The story of the Lone Star Revival begins in the 1830s, when Samuel and Roenna Day sailed to India to work as missionaries. By 1840, the Days were fairly fluid …
Prophecy Q & A
View AllDoes Satan Perform Signs, Wonders, and Miracles?
Absolutely! Revelation 16:13-16 tells us that the Satanic trinity will use signs, wonders, and miracles to gather the armies of the world together for the Battle of Armageddon. The most …
Patriots of the Past
View AllWilliam Pitt – October 17, 1765
It’s October 17, 1765. I’m in London, England, with Parliamentary Leader, Sir William Pitt. JG: “Sir Pitt, what are your thoughts about Congress meeting in New York City to challenge …
Apologetics with Carl Ke
View AllWORLDVIEW: Worldviews Affect Everything
Today, we’re talking about worldviews, specifically the biblical worldview and how having one changes the way we look at life. Have you ever looked at a video with 3D glasses? …
Faith’s Checkbook
View AllTrue Humility Rewarded
He that humbleth himself shall be exalted. (Luke 18:14) It ought not to be difficult for us to humble ourselves, for what have we to be proud of? We ought …
Wisconsin Family Connection
View AllCA Right to Life Lawsuit Settles
https://episodes.castos.com/64063b9346f5f0-85323018/0043749d-1d77-47cd-ada7-89af76fb7a49-WI-230927-mixdown.mp3Earlier this month, California state officials settled a lawsuit from Right to Life of Central California, agreeing to honor the group’s free speech rights and pay nearly two hundred thousand …
Building Great Leaders
View AllBuilding Great Leaders – Trials And Temptations Christians Face, Part 2
Les Ollila is an evangelist who served as the second president (1984-2002) and then chancellor (2002-2013) of Northland Baptist Bible College (1976-2015), later Northland International University. In 2013, Ollila began …
Share Life
View AllShare Mercy
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rwiuru/SLT092723G.mp3 Hi, I’m John Sorensen, President of Evangelism Explosion International, and you’re listening to Share Life Today. A thousand years for us seems but as a breath for God. And …
Life Issues
View AllFather and Daughter Abortion Business
https://lifeissues.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/LIFX_LIF5_09-27-23.mp3A seventy-eight-year-old abortionist and his daughter brag about moving their families to from Texas and Oklahoma to states where abortion remains legal. Alan Braid moved from Texas to Albuquerque where …
Creation Moments
View AllCooked Dinosaur
Psalm 74:16“The day is Yours, the night also is Yours; You have prepared the light and the sun.” In recent years a number of news articles have announced that our …
Phyllis Schlafly Report
View AllDoD Rebuffs Chinese Control Over American Movies
DoD Rebuffs Chinese Control Over American Movies This website stores cookies on your computer. These cookies are used to collect information about how you interact with our website and allows …
Freedom’s Call with Mat Staver
Pediatric Hospital Stops Medical Mutilation of Children
The whistleblower said, “What is happening to scores of children is far more important than my comfort.” Constitutional expert, lawyer, author, pastor, and founder of Liberty Counsel Mat Staver highlights in 60 seconds the important topics of the day that impact life, liberty, and family. To stay informed and get involved, visit LC.org.
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Viewpoints with Kerby Anderson
Historical Illiteracy
Kerby Anderson
The US Constitution reminds us that the responsibility for our government rests with “we the people.” In order for us to be effective, we need to know something about our government and our history. Citizens in countries ruled by dictators don’t need to know much since the major decisions are made for them. But we Americans should be educated and informed.
Unfortunately, we are not well educated and informed. A study done by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation discovered that only one in three (36%) Americans could actually pass the US citizenship test. And I might add that you only have to get 60 percent of the questions right in order to pass the test.
For example, a majority (57%) did not know how many justices serve on the Supreme Court. Nearly three-fourths (72%) could not accurately identify which states comprised the 13 colonies. And only a quarter (24%) even knew why the American colonists fought the British in the Revolutionary War.
Most disturbing was the fact that young people performed worst on the test. You might excuse an elderly person for forgetting some facts about government or history. But less than one in five (19%) under the age of 45 could pass this test.
In previous commentaries, I have proposed a solution that some states have considered. Require students to pass the citizenship test before they graduate from high school. Consider the fact that a naturalized citizen probably knows more about America’s history and structure of government than someone who was born in this country.
Young people in America cannot pass a citizenship test for one of two reasons: either they weren’t paying attention in class or they weren’t taught this material in the first place. Let’s require students to pass a citizenship test before graduation. We require it of people who want to be American citizens. Why not require it of students who are already citizens because they were born here?