[Grampa Dave]

“The American Revolution started in the pulpit.”

Yes and no. Our Anglican churches controlled by the local vestries were very instrumental in starting and maintaining our revolution.

Our churches controlled by a Bishop controlled by the Anglican Church in England were pro King George.

Which validates your statement even more re what is/has been happening here since LBJ.

[Bryanw92]

King George once called the rebellion “that Presbyterian war” because all of the Presbyterians went in for independence. As you said, the Anglicans were hot or cold, but you never knew who was a secret Tory.

[higgmeister]

In 1776, the Methodists were still part of the Church of England, and John Wesley even urged them to remain loyal to the Crown. By the end of the Revolution in 1783, the High Church had forced Methodists to create the new church.

Methodist ministers could not baptize, neither administer the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper. The established Church of England in America refused to administer these sacraments to the Methodist, so the members were without these means of grace.

In the same way King George III and Lord North forced the revolution, The Anglican church forced the faithful to take sides against England.