Former Lt. Gov. Loren Leman will moderate a webinar on Dec. 18 on the topic of the Mayflower Compact.
November marked the 400th year anniversary of the signing of the Mayflower Compact and the landing of the “Pilgrims and Strangers” at Plymouth Rock, in present-day Massachusetts.
Their faith in God, pursuit of religious freedom, and commitment to overcome differences and work together were foundational for their fledgling colony in the New World. Webinar attendees will learn about the background, journey, sacrifices, and purpose for the Pilgrims coming to America.
Scholars and authors Peter Wood and Lawrence Reed will discuss the unique content and timing of the Mayflower Compact, and its influence on the founding of our country and writing of the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution more than 150 years later.
The program is designed for students, parents, public officials, teachers, and clergy to be reminded of why and how people desiring to be free have created and prospered under representative democracy, the proper role of faith, why these are important, and worth defending.
The event is sponsored by Eugene Harnett and Loren and Carolyn Leman. Register and attend at: 1620webinar.com
More about the speakers
Peter W. Wood is President of the National Association of Scholars, a network committed to academic freedom, scholarship, and excellence in American higher education. In addition to his scholarly work, Wood has published hundreds of articles in print and online journals. He is an anthropologist and author of the recently published book, 1620: A Critical Response to the 1619 Project.
Lawrence W. “Larry” Reed is President Emeritus of the Foundation for Economic Education, former president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy in Michigan, and former university economics professor. Mr. Reed has spoken widely and authored nearly 2,000 columns and articles in newspapers, magazines and journals in the United States and abroad. He recently wrote, The Mayflower Compact: As an Idea, America Began in 1620, Not 1776. His books include, Was Jesus a Socialist?
I thought that we as a society had already decided that the Pilgrims were now anti-non-binary white privileged patriarchal misogynistic homophobic racist colonialists, and unworthy of further consideration and discussion?
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Nothing wrong with any of that. I got this first amendment thing going on you know. And let’s thank God that blacks sold blacks into slavery into our country. If that had never happened there would be no civil rights, no bro lives matter, no welfare system and basically no blacks cuz they all still be over in Africa so if I was black I would be thinking those that initiated me coming over to the best country on the planet.
If it wasn’t for the “Pilgrims” a lot of us would not exist. Myles Standish was one of my ancestors as well as Daniel Boone, Benjamin Harrison and others too numerous to mention.
God Bless America!
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