Federer examines Franklin D. Roosevelt's public papers--written from 1933-1945-- to reveal how his faith permeated his philosophy and leadership.

"The whole power over the subject of religion is left exclusively to the State governments, to be acted upon according to their justice and the State Constitutions," wrote Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story in his Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, 1833. Who was Joseph Story? He was the founder of Harvard Law School and appointed to the Supreme Court by President James Madison - the same James Madison who introduced the First Amendment in the first session of Congress. To understand the progression of religious freedom in America, it is necessary to review the...

WHAT EVERY AMERICAN NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT THE QUR'AN - A HISTORY OF ISLAM & THE UNITED STATES You will be fascinated by this fast-paced, objective history of the world from a perspective you have never imagined. Current events will come into focus in the back drop of 1,400 years of inconceivable yet true events and conflicts. Thousands of books, documents and articles have been researched over several years in preparation for this book. In 2006, Keith Ellison became the first Muslim elected to the United States Congress. He swore in on a Qur'an. Most Americans know little about the Qur'an, who...

Federer discusses threats made against free speech. Among his topics are why churches are afraid to speak on public issues, how voter fraud in Lyndon B. Johnson's 1948 Texas Senate race changed history, and the effect of McCarthyism and the 1950s anti-Communist movement.

From George Washington's orders for troops to attend divine services to Abraham Lincoln's annual day of thanksgiving to Harry S. Truman's annual day of prayer, America's leaders of the past have a tradition of faith, especially in times of crises.

How did past civilizations rise and fall? How rare is America's experiment with a republic? World history comes alive in this edition that presents a whole new perspective.