Archive for July, 2009



A Judeo-Christian nation?

Monday, July 13th, 2009

“First, did America ever consider itself a Judeo-Christian nation? Secondly, if it did, what was the moment or event in which it ceased to do so?” This is the question Rep. Forbes asked in the US Congress following a remark of President Obama while on visit in Turkey, in which he said ... More

History knows no boundaries

Saturday, July 4th, 2009

We have all learnt at school the three great historical periods of history: Antiquity, Middle Ages, and Modern times. Antiquity, finishing in 476 with the fall of the Roman Empire, gave way to the religious Middle Ages, which themselves ushered in the Renaissance and modern world in 1492 when ... More