MORNING BELL 07/04/2020 AMERICA'S FOUNDING WAS THE END OF SLAVERY IN NORTH AMERICA!!!

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Jul 04, 2020

Happy Independence Day from Washington, one stop on a Texas congressman’s tour of national landmarks to celebrate our heritage at a time it’s being besmirched. Rob Bluey has the story. A founding document meant slavery’s days were numbered, Thomas Krannawitter writes. Plus: the nation contends with the mob’s idea of justice; a federal judge says governments must treat churches fairly; fine-tuning our response to COVID-19; and Frederick Douglass and the Fourth. On this date in 1776, the Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia, adopts the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming the United States of America is no longer subject to Great Britain and its king.

	COMMENTARY America’s Founding Was Greatest Anti-Slavery Movement in History By Thomas Krannawitter The United States was not founded as a regime of institutionalized racism, tribalism, or injustice. Intrinsic to the founding principles of this country, America institutionalized freedom, institutionalized opportunity, and institutionalized justice. More NEWS Texas Congressman Tours American Landmarks: ‘I Pledge to Defend Them!’ By Rob Bluey At a time when America’s monuments and statues are under attack from an angry mob, Rep. Chip Roy took a road trip to personally visit and defend our nation’s landmarks ahead of the Independence Day holiday. More COMMENTARY Remembering Frederick Douglass’ Great Fourth of July Speech in Context By Dean Nelson Frederick Douglass both challenged the racists of his day and the abolitionists who thought the Constitution was pro-slavery. More COMMENTARY Court to Lawmakers: It’s Not OK to Treat Churches and Businesses Differently During COVID-19 By Tony Perkins Liberals may have selectively OK’d mass gatherings, but the Constitution isn’t a document of “freedom for me, but not for thee.” More COMMENTARY Paused COVID-19 Reopenings Reflect Setbacks, Not a Failure of Protocols By Amy Anderson Some claim reopening plans are not working and represent reckless behavior. In reality, however, governors are appropriately pausing to assess the developing situation and react to the new data. More COMMENTARY The Mob Comes to America By Jessica Anderson When the protests became riots, the elites refused to denounce the violence. As leftists and anarchists took over our streets, creating zones of chaos from Washington state to Washington, D.C., the nation’s elites cheered them on. More

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