Before Jack Black played the part, Ted Danson was Gulliver. The original tale was a parody showing the ludicrousness of current government and economic theory.   In this clip from the TV special, Gulliver tries to defend the current economic theory to a Queen of a far off land.   He tries to defend the corrupt government that rewards…

When i was a kid, School House Rock played a huge part of my edjamacation…. I mean education. Well, no ones perfect, right. I learned through song about government, “I’m just a bill up on Capital Hill.” I learned about adverbs and conjunctions: “Allie Allie Allie, get your adverbs here” and “Conjunction junction, what’s your…

One of my favorite scenes in the HBO special is this one from John Adams. This speech is a great example of seeing how the Biblical worldview traces human rights directly from our Creator to the creation. Our rights do not come from our DNA, our king, our leaders, our group, or our skin pigment.…

Inscribed on the Liberty Bell are the words of Leviticus 25:10: “Proclaim liberty to all the inhabitants of the land.” This phrase was a reminder that what brought prosperity to our history and nation is God’s commandment to teach and build a society on freedom. Christianity and the teachings of the Bible have been the…

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