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On This Day: Freedom of the press: New York Weekly Journal writer John Peter Zenger is... (1735)
Source: Today in History (history.muffinlabs.com) - CC BY-SA 3.062 words
On August 5, 1735: Freedom of the press: New York Weekly Journal writer John Peter Zenger is acquitted of seditious libel against the royal governor of New York, on the basis that what he had published was true.
This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the gift of freedom and liberation. Consider using it when preaching about freedom, leadership.
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