Were the American founders real Christians?

Randall Balmer’s recommended additional resources

Quote attributed to Madison refuses to die

Megan Basham’s adventures in selective quotation

On September 17, 1787, most delegates approved the Constitution

Still wants Constitution to include Christian affirmation

I’ve often mentioned Patrick Henry in presentations about Christian Nationalism and religious liberty. But a recent conference at Colonial Williamsburg marked the first time I’ve shared the stage with...

I joined Brad Onishi and Matthew Taylor today to discuss Al Mohler’s tilt toward Christian nationalism

Mohler’s colleagues are surprised and bewildered

Another in the series of Al Mohler vs. The Constitution. This is part 4.

We’re talking about Lakepointe Church pastor Josh Howerton again today.

The United States is not Israel

YouTube video by Liberty Magazine

If you can get behind the Wall Street Journal paywall, read Christopher Kuo's and Anvee Bhutani's article here. A former math and science teacher with no academic training as a historian, Barton has used this vast collection to position himself as the intellectual architect of a movement advancing a conservative agenda in policy and education. “I own the stuff,” Barton said. “So I know more about this history than most of the professors.” Writing books and speaking in state legislatures, he champions a controversial narrative: that America’s founders established a Christian republic and wanted the church to influence the state.

Southern Baptist Seminary president attacks the founders of his denomination and the nation all at once

There was a lot missing from today’s profile

Christian Nationalism is Built on LIES! Joel Wentz's video Review of The Christian Past that Wasn't by Warren Throckmorton (Broadleaf, 2026)

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Yeshiva University promotes Christian nationalist stories

Southern Baptist Seminary president attacks the founders of his denomination and the nation all at once

Hosts Josh Burtram and Will Wright stepped into that gap this summer with “Church and State: 250+ Years of Faith in America,”

Philosopher Scott Coley interviewed me at book event on July 30, 2026

Actual history is often set aside and forgotten in preference of a pretend “neat and tidy world” favoring certain persons and disfavoring others. Christian Nationalism, “an outgrowth of that desire,” ...

YouTube video by Warren Throckmorton

Last Friday, President Trump released an executive order directing officials to install signs outside the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History (NMAH) informing visitors that the museum pr...

YouTube video by Frank Schaeffer

The Museum of the Bible slants the Bible and the founding era

He's fighting for a whitewashed view of history

Secular Spotlight and Disarming Leviathan host discussion of church-state separation

Was the United States founded as a Christian nation?

Mohler calls the omission of Christian acknowledgement "an error"