Publisher's Synopsis
Religion played a major role in the American Revolution by offering a moral sanction for opposition to the British--an assurance to the average American that revolution was justified in the sight of God. As a recent scholar has observed, "by turning colonial resistance into a righteous cause, and by crying the message to all ranks in all parts of the colonies, ministers did the work of secular radicalism and did it better."
But not anyone knows exactly when Go had influences on America. Since the first English Christian fundamentalists arrived in the 1600s on the shores of what would become the United States, Christianity has become increasingly embedded in the nation's social and cultural fabric. This is completely contrary to the Founding Fathers' original vision of America. Indeed, the Founders purposefully intended that a high, strong "wall of separation" keep church and state apart in the new nation but Christians with theocratic dreams keep trying to breach the wall. Through their efforts, God is now in evidence everywhere in the country-on our money, in our schools, even in high-level-government officials' speeches. Freedom of - and from - religion is the American promise to all its people whatever their belief or disbelief. This is how the Founding Fathers wanted it to be, not the undemocratic theocracy zealous evangelicals are trying to force on American society.
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