{"product_id":"2940013025103","title":"America A Christian Nation?","description":"Was Our Country Founded by Christians for Christians? Many of the signers of both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, as well as innumerable other patriots at that time, made clear their religious convictions.  Here a number of things they said in this perspective. \u003cbr\u003e     John Adams said this:“The Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount contain my religion”\u003cbr\u003e     Regarding the day the Continental Congress approved the Declaration, he said: “It ought to be commemorated, as a  Day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty.”\u003cbr\u003e     “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people.  It is wholly inadequate to the governments of any other.”\u003cbr\u003e     John Adams was a Signer of the Declaration of Independence; our second President; and chairman of the American Bible Society.  \u003cbr\u003e     Patrick Henry the firebrand patriot  perhaps said it best when he made this statement: “It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great country was founded not by religionists but by Christians; not on religions, but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ.”\u003cbr\u003e    Samuel Chase was the son of an Anglican clergyman.  He said:  “My beloved country has been founded by Christians, and Christians should always be in positions of trust, both elected and otherwise.” \u003cbr\u003e     “By our form of government, the Christian religion is the established religion; and all sects and denominations of Christians are placed upon the same equal footing, and are equally entitled to protection in their religious liberty.”\u003cbr\u003e     Abraham Clark  said:  “Since we have a Christian country, it’s the duty of every citizen to select only Christians for their leaders.”\u003cbr\u003e     Elbridge Gerry made his view clear:  “The Christian religion is the one that America has been designed to follow, and should the people fail in this, our new nation shall certainly fall.”\u003cbr\u003e     William Floyd poke before the Continental Congress a short time after the Concord, Massachusetts “shot heard ‘round the world.” On June 12, 1775, this man said: “It is recommended to Christians, of all denominations, to assemble for public worship, and to abstain from servile labor and recreations that day.”\u003cbr\u003e    Benjamin Franklin said this on the eve of the American War for Independence in 1774: “We think it is incumbent upon this people to humble themselves before God on account of their sins. … so God may be pleased to continue to us the blessings we enjoy, and remove the tokens of His displeasure.”\u003cbr\u003e     “In the beginning of the Contest with Great Britain, when we were sensible of the danger we had daily prayer … for the Divine protection.  Our prayers … were heard, and they were graciously answered.”\u003cbr\u003e    Button Gwinnett was the son of a Welsh Anglican Vicar.  While lying on his deathbed, he told his family: “I have tirelessly tried to conform to the Sacred Volume as near as I possibly could.  I rest my hope on the Bible for my eternal salvation.”\u003cbr\u003e   Lyman Hall and William Few chose these words while writing the Constitution of Georgia: “We, the people of Georgia, relying upon the protection and guidance of Almighty God, do ordain and establish this Constitution.\"\u003cbr\u003e  John Hancock's father and grandfather were prominent Congregational ministers in Massachusetts.He said this on the eve of the Revolution (October 1774). “We think it is incumbent upon this people to humble themselves before God on account of their sins. … so God may be pleased to continue to us the blessings we enjoy, and remove the tokens of His displeasure.”\u003cbr\u003e     John Hart revealed this: “I believe the Holy Bible is the inspired Word of God.  It contains the only reliable rules of Christian faith and Godly practices.  Yes, I certainly believe the Son of God is Jesus Christ – the Saviour of everyone who believes in Him.”\u003cbr\u003e      Joseph Hewes lay on his death bed. Just before dying, as he took his final breath, Hewes whispered to those nearby: “Do not fret or worry in my going, for I have full confidence in the mercy and the goodness of God.  Pray for me.”\u003cbr\u003e   Thomas Heyward said: “The general and basic principles of Christianity are those identical principles on which our independence was achieved.  I absolutely believe now, as I absolutely believed then, that these same Christian principles are eternal and they are as unchanging as the existence of God.”\u003cbr\u003e   William Hooper had  d a hand in the writing of the Constitution for his home state of North Carolina.  Here is the wording he used: ““… no person who shall deny the being of God, or the truth of the … divine authority of the Old or New Testaments … \"","brand":"Freedom \u0026 Liberty Foundation Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47162980860144,"sku":"2940013025103","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013025103","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}