“Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be.”
-President George Washington, October 3, 1789
“Move over, Bernie Madoff. Tip your hat to a trillion-dollar scam.”
-Senator Kit Bond, R-MO, in reference to the government takeover of health care
A great day to a be a Protestant! We are justified by faith alone. Sola Fide!
On this day in 1517, the great reformer, Martin Luther, nailed his 95 theses on the door of the church at Wittenburg. It created a firestorm. Eventually, Luther was called to the Diet of Worms in 1520 and asked to recant. His famous proclamation still rings true 489 years later:
“Unless I am convinced by proofs from Scriptures or by plain and clear reasons and arguments, I can and will not retract, for it is neither safe nor wise to do anything against conscience. Here I stand. I can do no other. God help me. Amen.”