SHAME ON OUR PURITAN FOREFATHERS by Nick Gier, Professor Emeritus, University of Idaho (ngier006∂gmail.com) I would carry fire in one hand and faggots in the other to burn all the Quakers in the world. –Boston preacher John Norton This is…
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Celebrating America at 250
Let’s Not Forget the Ladies of the American Revolution (http://nfgier.com/?s=ladies+revolution) The Persecution of Quakers: Shame on Our Puritan Fathers (nfgier.com/the-persecution-of-quakers) HAPPY 405th BIRTHDAY Roger Williams HAPPY BIRTHDAY Thomas Jefferson Religious Liberalism and the Founding Fathers (bit.ly/480vw9e) Abortion in the Early…
Christian Nationalism and the Treaty of Tripoli
by Nick Gier A shorter version was published in the Moscow-Pullman Daily News (March 26, 2026) Religion and government will both exist in greater purity the less they are mixed.—James Madison I would like to begin by quoting Article 11…
A Progressive View of the Declaration of Independence
by Nick Gier, Professor Emeritus, University of Idaho Sometime in 1975 I heard a guest on National Public Radio say that Theodore Roosevelt condemned Thomas Paine as “that dirty little atheist.” My curiosity was piqued because I assumed that the…
Abortion decision sets women’s rights back 50 years
“As a matter of constitutional text and history, Alito’s draft surely is unworthy of a majority vote.” — Aviam Soifer, dean of the Boston College Law School “This 17th-18th century understanding (of abortion) would mean upholding Roe.” — Holly Brewer, University of…
Abortion in Early America and Millennia Before
by Nick Gier Life begins in contemplation of law as soon asthe fetus is able to stir in the mother’s womb.—Sir William Blackstone, legal hero of Thomas Jefferson Today, I celebrate the 53rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, which allowed…
Donald Trump Declares War on Brown People:Masked Marauders Arrest Thousands of Innocents
by Nick Gier All Latinos, U.S. citizens or not, are fair game to be seized at any time.—Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor In 1951, the United States was a signatory to the U.N. Refugee Convention, and in 1980 Congress passed…
Abortion, Persons, and the Fetus
From Nicholas F. Gier, God, Reason, and the Evangelicals(University Press of America, 1987), chapter 11.Copyright held by author. Read at bit.ly/4oJrqc5 Read more of Gier’s articles on abortion “Abortion Decision sets Women’s Reproductive Rights back 50 years” (bit.ly/4cSCBfQ) “Abortion in Early America and Millennia…
Brave Vets Never Fired a Shotbut Saved Countless Lives
by Nick Gier, Professor Emeritus, University of Idaho In October 2024 Cheryl and I flew to the East Coast for a family reunion. Cheryl’s mother was the oldest of 10 children, and there are now four surviving uncles (88, 98,…