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According to the minutes, Roger Sherman, an orthodox Christian from Connecticut, seconded Franklin’s motion. After Sherman’s second, discussion ensued. Some delegates, led by Alexander Hamilton, were worried the…
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New Poll: 250 Years In, Americans Prefer Religious Diversity
(RNS) — A new poll by PRRI shows two-thirds of Americans still prefer a nation made of many different faiths, despite the growth of Christian nationalism in the public square.…
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Frederick Douglass’ 1852 speech “WHAT TO THE SLAVE IS THE FOURTH OF JULY” Read By Christian Leaders from Around the Country
By RLC EditorOn Monday, July 5, 1852, abolitionist, writer, and statesman Frederick Douglass gave a speech to the 600 members of the Rochester Ladies Anti-Slavery Society entitled “What to the Slave is the…
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A Christian nation? At 250, America is still fighting over what that means
By Bob SmietanaScholars say American history is more Christian than secular advocates claim — and less religious than Christian nationalists would assert. A look at the complicated, contested history of America as…