Monday, June 6, 2022

Today in History - June 7

 1099 - First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Second Crusade and Saladin, by Dr. Paul Ferguson

1788 - French Revolution: Day of Tiles: Civilians in Grenoble toss roof tiles and various objects on Royal Troops (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

The French Revolution, by Dr. Peter Hammond


The following is a quote taken from Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left:

"...both the Wilson and the FDR administrations were descendants - albeit distant ones - of the first fascist movement: the French Revolution...It produced the first modern dictators, Robespierre and Napoleon, and worked on the premise that the nation had to be ruled by an enlightened avant-garde who would serve as the organic, authentic voice of the 'general will.'...Robespierre summed up the totalitarian logic of the Revolution: 'There are only two parties in France: the people and its enemies. We must exterminate those miserable villains who are eternally conspiring against the right of man...[W]e must exterminate our enemies.'"

1905 - Norway's Parliament dissolves its union with Sweden. The vote confirmed by a national plebiscite on August 13 of that year (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

 Shining the Gospel Light in Sweden, Part 1, by Ken Keltner

 Shining the Gospel Light in Sweden, Part 2, by Ken Keltner

Recommended video:

I Enjoy Being a Swede, by Stan Boreson

Here is a great version of Amazing Grace in English and Swedish:

Recommended videos:

1965 - The Supreme Court of the United States hands down its decision in Griswold v. Connecticut, prohibiting the states from criminalizing the use of contraception by married couples (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Wealthiest Nations: Lowest Birth Rates and Highest Debt: Christians and Birth Control, by Pastor Kevin Swanson

How I Found Christ?

 How I Found Christ? by Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892)