About this episode

Frank Turek and Bill Federer discuss the influence of Christianity on America's founding and debunk misconceptions about the Founding Fathers.

How did America REALLY begin? As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, claims that the Founding Fathers were mostly deists and that Christianity had little influence on America's founding have become increasingly common. But does the historical record support those claims, or are misinformed pundits trying to rewrite our past while jeopardizing our future? Joining Frank to set the record straight is the one-and-only, Bill Federer, author and founder of American Minute. Together, Frank and Bill unpack the biblical ideas that shaped America's founding, explore what made the American experiment so revolutionary, and examine why so many misconceptions about the Founders persist today. Tune in as they answer questions like: Who was the first globalist in the history of the world according to the Bible? Why did the founders want to escape the ruling of King George? Where did America's Founders get the idea that they could rule themselves without a king? How was this idea different from the Roman Republic? Do our rights come from God or the government? How do we know the founders were Bible-believing Christians and not deists? Who pioneered the concept of different…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Frank Turek

Guest: Bill Federer

Topics covered

• Founding Fathers
• Christianity
• Deism
• American history
• Constitutional republic
• Biblical influence

Keywords

• Founding Fathers
• Christianity
• Deism
• American history
• Constitution
• rights
• globalism
• King George
• Benjamin Franklin

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Minute

Books & works: the Bible

Places: United States

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