1528 - William Tyndale publishes The Obedience of a Christian Man, which advocates the divine right of kings (Source)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
William Tyndale's World in Pre-Reformation Europe, by Rev. Ian Goligher (video)
The text for this sermon is 2 Timothy 4:1-8 (Audio)
2006 - Five Amish girls are murdered in a shooting at a school in Pennsylvania, United States (Source)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
What Can We Learn From the Amish? by Pastor Kevin Swanson (2009)
Recommended reading:
'Shoot Me First!' - Brave Amish Girl's Plea - nypost.com
Excerpt from this article:
"As she stared down the barrel of madman Charles Carl Roberts’ gun, 13-year-old Marian Fisher and her 11-yearold sister, Barbie, bravely pleaded with him to shoot them and spare the eight other girls he had taken hostage, a community leader said yesterday.“Marian said, ‘Shoot me first,’ and Barbie said, ‘Shoot me second,’ ” said midwife Rita Rhoads, a Mennonite who had helped deliver several of the victims."
