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Christian America: Corporate invention or founders’ vision?

Christian America: Corporate invention or founders’ vision?

A Princeton historian says the idea was fueled by corporations, clergy, and politicians.

CultureJonathanApril 3, 2015Abraham Lincoln, Billy Graham, business, Cecil B- DeMille, Christianity, government, History, Jonathan Merritt, Kevin Kruse, National Day of Prayer, National Prayer Breakfast, politics, Ten Commandments

Which U.S. Presidents were the most religious?

Which U.S. Presidents were the most religious?

Almost all have been Protestant and only three were religiously unaffiliated.

CultureJonathanFebruary 18, 2015Abraham Lincoln, America, Barack Obama, Dartmouth College, George W- Bush, Grover Cleveland, History, Jimmy Carter, John F- Kennedy, politics, Presidents, Randall Balmer, William McKinley