Perpendere

per-pend :verb :Middle English, from Latin perpendere: from per- thoroughly + pendere: to weigh | 15th century transitive verb : to reflect on carefully :PONDER


"It seems to me negligent, if after we have been confirmed in the faith, we do not strive to understand what we believe."

—St. Anselm (1033-1109)

Tuesday, June 07, 2005

Debating America's Christian Character

by Barbara Bradley Hagerty
Morning Edition, originally aired May 5, 2005 · In recent years, religious conservatives have been fighting the culture wars with new assertiveness. Many observers see a widespread nostalgia for America's early days, when most of the founders were Protestant and, some religious conservatives believe, Christian principles reigned.

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