4 Myths About America Being a "Christian Nation"
We’ve been lied to. Not maliciously—maybe—but we’ve been told a version of American history that sounds spiritual and patriotic. The story goes like this: America was founded as a Christian nation, the Constitution enshrines Christian values, and somewhere along the way secular forces hijacked what was rightfully ours. Sound familiar? I believed that story for years, but when I actually began reading the founding documents for myself, I quickly realized it just simply isn’t true. Not even close. So let me walk you through 4 myths that keep Christians from seeing what the founders actually built, and why the truth is actually better than the myth.
Myth #1: “The Constitution Establishes America as a Christian Nation”
Open the Constitution and you won’t find Jesus, Christianity, or church anywhere in it. What you will find, in Article VI, is the exact opposite: “no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United S…
