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The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American
Last edited Mon Apr 5, 2021, 03:03 PM - Edit history (2)
This talk is about his book The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American.
More on his book.
In today’s contentious political climate, understanding religion’s role in American government is more important than ever. Christian nationalists assert that our nation was founded on Judeo-Christian principles, and advocate an agenda based on this popular historical claim. But is this belief true? The Founding Myth answers the question once and for all. Andrew L. Seidel, a constitutional attorney at the Freedom from Religion Foundation, builds his case point by point, comparing the Ten Commandments to the Constitution and contrasting biblical doctrine with America’s founding philosophy, showing that the Bible contradicts the Declaration of Independence’s central tenets. Thoroughly researched, this persuasively argued and fascinating book proves that America was not built on the Bible and that Christian nationalism is, in fact, un-American.
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if there were some sort of synopsis about the subject. Watching a one hour eight minute speech is a little too much to commit to something that might not be that interesting. 
Since I already know most of the religious right's bullshit assertions that "this is a christian nation" I'll skip watching, but thank you very much for providing the nuts and bolts of the speech. 