America - Yes We Are a Christian Nation

America - Yes We Are a Christian Nation
Author: Brickett Maryann
Publisher: Xulon Press
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2011
Genre: Christianity
ISBN: 1612159222
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Maryann Brickett was formerly from New England, has traveled the world, and now lives in beautiful south west Florida. Her background is diverse, with former careers in interior decorating, the paralegal field, corporate offices, and currently real estate. She loves to sing, paint, outdoor sports, and obtained a private pilot's license. She fully believes what Proverbs 22:29 says: "Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men." Everyone should strive for excellence in everything they do. Although this is her first book, she hopes it will not be her last.As the mother of 2 wonderful sons who were raised in the Christian faith, law school graduates, and are also politically involved, she felt led to argue the case for all Americans to realize "Yes we are a Christian nation." Her older son has a successful political fundraising business which brings him in contact with many Presidents, politicians and notable people. Her younger son is northeast counsel for the ACLJ, the ADF and has a radio talk show. His eldest son just won the northeast division of the National Bible Bee. They home school their children and are very involved in church life and serving the community. They are not standing before obscure men.We think after you've read this book, you will surely see how the hand of God has been woven throughout the fabric of all aspects of our society, history and culture. When you reach the end of the book the author hopes you too will decide - "As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." Joshua 24:[email protected]

Was America Founded as a Christian Nation?

Was America Founded as a Christian Nation?
Author: John Fea
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2011-02-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1611640881
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Fea offers an even-handed primer on whether America was founded to be a Christian nation, as many evangelicals assert, or a secular state, as others contend. He approaches the title's question from a historical perspective, helping readers see past the emotional rhetoric of today to the recorded facts of our past. Readers on both sides of the issues will appreciate that this book occupies a middle ground, noting the good points and the less-nuanced arguments of both sides and leading us always back to the primary sources that our shared American history comprises.

What If America Were a Christian Nation Again?

What If America Were a Christian Nation Again?
Author: D. James Kennedy
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Total Pages: 271
Release: 2005-04-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1418529796
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Some people would gnash their teeth at the idea that America was – and can be again – a Christian nation. They will not be satisfied until they have removed every vestige of our Christian heritage from our minds and from our surroundings. Yet in this book, D. James Kennedy and Jerry Newcombe document the incontrovertible fact that America began as a Christian nation. And "we can get back on track before it's too late," they say. "What made us great in the first place is our rich Christian heritage. It's time to reclaim America!"

Was America Founded as a Christian Nation? Revised Edition

Was America Founded as a Christian Nation? Revised Edition
Author: John Fea
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Total Pages: 357
Release: 2016-10-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1611646936
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John Fea offers a thoroughly researched, evenhanded primer on whether America was founded to be a Christian nation, as many evangelicals assert, or a secular state, as others contend. He approaches the title's question from a historical perspective, helping readers see past the emotional rhetoric of today to the recorded facts of our past. This updated edition reports on the many issues that have arisen in recent years concerning religion's place in American societyincluding the Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriage, contraception and the Affordable Care Act, and state-level restrictions on abortionand demonstrates how they lead us to the question of whether the United States was or is a Christian nation. Fea relates the history of these and other developments, pointing to the underlying questions of national religious identity inherent in each. "We live in a sound-bite culture that makes it difficult to have any sustained dialogue on these historical issues," Fea writes in his preface. "It is easy for those who argue that America is a Christian nation (and those who do not) to appear on radio or television programs, quote from one of the founders or one of the nation's founding documents, and sway people to their positions. These kinds of arguments, which can often be contentious, do nothing to help us unravel a very complicated historical puzzle about the relationship between Christianity and America's founding."

Did America Have a Christian Founding?

Did America Have a Christian Founding?
Author: Mark David Hall
Publisher: HarperChristian + ORM
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2019-10-29
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1400211115
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A distinguished professor debunks the assertion that America's Founders were deists who desired the strict separation of church and state and instead shows that their political ideas were profoundly influenced by their Christian convictions. In 2010, David Mark Hall gave a lecture at the Heritage Foundation entitled "Did America Have a Christian Founding?" His balanced and thoughtful approach to this controversial question caused a sensation. C-SPAN televised his talk, and an essay based on it has been downloaded more than 300,000 times. In this book, Hall expands upon this essay, making the airtight case that America's Founders were not deists. He explains why and how the Founders' views are absolutely relevant today, showing that they did not create a "godless" Constitution; that even Jefferson and Madison did not want a high wall separating church and state; that most Founders believed the government should encourage Christianity; and that they embraced a robust understanding of religious liberty for biblical and theological reasons. This compelling and utterly persuasive book will convince skeptics and equip believers and conservatives to defend the idea that Christian thought was crucial to the nation's founding--and that this benefits all of us, whatever our faith (or lack of faith).

Christian America and the Kingdom of God

Christian America and the Kingdom of God
Author: Richard T. Hughes
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2010-10-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 025209154X
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The idea of the United States as a Christian nation is a powerful, seductive, and potentially destructive theme in American life, culture, and politics. And yet, as Richard T. Hughes reveals in this powerful book, the biblical vision of the "kingdom of God" stands at odds with the values and actions of an American empire that sanctions war instead of peace, promotes dominance and oppression instead of reconciliation, and exalts wealth and power instead of justice for the poor and needy. With extensive analysis of both Christian scripture and American history from the founding of the republic to the present day, Christian America and the Kingdom of God illuminates the devastating irony of a "Christian America" that so often behaves in unchristian ways.

America: One Nation Under God

America: One Nation Under God
Author: Charlotte Sale
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 54
Release: 2019-06-05
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1645150313
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Our America began as a Christian nation. Sadly, we have slowly turned away from God in the last 100+ years. History is being rewritten, leaving out most of the truths that used to be taken as common knowledge in homes, schools, and communities. Our constitution and our laws are changing rapidly, and not for the better. What is being left out of the history books? How have we drifted so far from where we began? Have we forgotten what happened in 1620? In 1776? Where are we going today? What will be left of our religious freedoms if we stand silent? Is God watching? Does He care? And what will the America look like that we leave to our children and grandchildren? Our country's future is in their hands. They deserve to know the whole story of America and the important role that God played in her history.

One Nation Under God

One Nation Under God
Author: Kevin M. Kruse
Publisher: Basic Books
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2015-04-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 0465040640
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The provocative and authoritative history of the origins of Christian America in the New Deal era We're often told that the United States is, was, and always has been a Christian nation. But in One Nation Under God, historian Kevin M. Kruse reveals that the belief that America is fundamentally and formally Christian originated in the 1930s. To fight the "slavery" of FDR's New Deal, businessmen enlisted religious activists in a campaign for "freedom under God" that culminated in the election of their ally Dwight Eisenhower in 1952. The new president revolutionized the role of religion in American politics. He inaugurated new traditions like the National Prayer Breakfast, as Congress added the phrase "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance and made "In God We Trust" the country's first official motto. Church membership soon soared to an all-time high of 69 percent. Americans across the religious and political spectrum agreed that their country was "one nation under God." Provocative and authoritative, One Nation Under God reveals how an unholy alliance of money, religion, and politics created a false origin story that continues to define and divide American politics to this day.

The Founding Myth

The Founding Myth
Author: Andrew L. Seidel
Publisher: Sterling
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2021-10-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781454943914
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Was America founded on Judeo-Christian principles? Are the Ten Commandments the basis for American law? In the paperback edition of this critically acclaimed book, a constitutional attorney settles the debate about religion's role in America's founding. In today's contentious political climate, understanding religion's role in American government is more important than ever. Christian nationalists assert that our nation was founded on Judeo-Christian principles, and advocate an agenda based on this popular historical claim. But is this belief true? The Founding Myth answers the question once and for all. Andrew L. Seidel builds his case by comparing the Ten Commandments to the Constitution and contrasting biblical doctrine with America's founding philosophy, showing that the Declaration of Independence contradicts the Bible. Thoroughly researched, this persuasively argued and fascinating book proves that America was not built on the Bible and that Christian nationalism is un-American. Includes a new epilogue reflecting on the role Christian nationalism played in fomenting the January 6, 2021, insurrection in DC and the warnings the nation missed.