Founders' Views on Faith
Pt 2Founders' Views on Faith Pt 2
"Rod Gragg , author of Forged in Faith, has written an
amazing book that shows where the Founders were in their faith, and how
important the role of faith in God played in the creation of the greatest
country in the history of mankind. In a special to the email newsletter, Gragg
touches on the faith of the founders, and he also shares* this amazing excerpt
from his book about the time Congress instituted a 'fasting day' - yes, you read
that correctly." [Glenn Beck Staff Writer 26 May 2010]
The Founders' Views on Faith: [Pt] 2
"Forged in Faith: How Faith Shaped the Birth of the Nation 1607-177
What would America’s founders say about the constant challenges to traditional
expressions of faith in our contemporary culture?* How would they view a court
ruling opposing national days of prayer? Legal attempts to tear down a memorial
cross at a veterans’ cemetery? Bans against Christmastime manger scenes at local
fire stations? Attempts to prohibit senior citizens from saying grace over meals
paid for by their tax dollars?* What would they react upon learning that posting
the Ten Commandments in a public school is now a criminal act?
The voices of our founders are not silent today; just overlooked – and sometimes
obviously ignored.* From the first successful English colony at Jamestown in
1607 to passage of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, the American people
and their leaders held a common unifying bond – the Judeo-Christian worldview.*
From its very beginning, America was founded by people of the Book -- Anglicans,
Puritans, Baptists, Catholics, Quakers, Jews, Presbyterians, Lutherans, Dutch
Reformed and others.* In the 1600s and 1700s, they spilled into America, and
while they reflected a remarkable melting pot diversity, they were molded,
motivated and unified by a common, Bible-based worldview..." Full text:
The Birth of the Nation – It Really Was Forged in Faith
by Rod Gragg
Response to comment [from a Christian]: "Our forefathers clearly built this nation on Judeo-Christian principles and the God/America haters have been diligently tearing down the proof of it for the last two decades."
They come under the guise of spreading wealth but they never do (Ex 20:15). They spread misery (Enyart). They want us all equal--equally poor (Dr. Larry Bates).