America’s Founding Formula - with Eric Metaxas

About this episode

The episode explores the foundational principles of the United States and critiques the narrative of oppression surrounding its history.

America’s 250th birthday is more than a party date, it’s a stress test for our national memory. We ask a blunt question: what actually made the United States free, stable, and resilient, and why are so many cultural gatekeepers determined to tell the founding as a story of nothing but oppression. From a biblical, historical, and constitutional perspective, we dig into the principle that shaped the Revolution: rights come from God, not government, and the purpose of government is to protect th...

People in this episode

Hosts: Tim Barton, David Barton, Rick Green

Guest: Eric Metaxas

Topics covered

• American history
• founding principles
• cultural narratives
• government
• rights
• biblical perspective

Keywords

• America's 250th birthday
• national memory
• freedom
• stability
• resilience
• rights from God
• government purpose

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