FDR's Warning About Threats to Religion from Abroad in His 1939 State of the Union Address

Our American Stories

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Society & Culture, Documentary

4.6 • 817 Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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On this episode of Our American Stories, it may be one of the most eloquent defenses of religion in American life—and of free nations—in U.S. history. “Where freedom of religion has been attacked, the attack has come from sources opposed to democracy,” FDR explained. “Where democracy has been overthrown, the spirit of free worship has disappeared.” Our host, Lee Habeeb, shares the story.

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