[Alex Murphy]

This began with the American Revolution. When colonists declared their independence on July 4, 1776, religious conviction inspired them. Because they believed that their cause had divine support, many patriots’ ardor was both political and religious. They saw the conflict as a just, secular war, but they fought it with religious resolve, believing that God endorsed the cause. As Connecticut minister Samuel Sherwood preached in 1776: “God Almighty, with all the powers of heaven, are on our side. Great numbers of angels, no doubt, are encamping round our coast, for our defense and protection.”

Several founding fathers were more theologically liberal than the typical evangelical Protestant of their day. Still, few were anti-religious, and the nation’s architects often stated that religion supported virtue, which was essential to patriotism.....

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[bert]

I visited the Cowpens National Battlefield and listened to the Ranger lecture. He told us that 28 of the local churches in 1781 were Presbyterian

[.45 Long Colt]

“They didn’t call it The Presbyterian Rebellion for nothing”

I had a professor who believed without Calvin and Knox there would have been no Revolution.