Is America A Christian Nation? (Part I with Dr. Matthew Spalding)

Politics By Faith w/Mike Slater

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News, Politics, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 28 February 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Mike Slater examines whether America was founded as a Christian nation, weighing the founders’ biblical influences, their Christian worldview, and the clear Christian principles woven into the nation’s early laws, education, and moral framework. He explores what Scripture says about nations, rulers, and the role of God’s people in public life, while addressing today’s cultural battles over faith in government and society. This is part one of two with Dr. Matthew Spalding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.9	Welcome to Politics by Faith.
0:35.1	This is great.
0:54.1	I love this topic. It's one of my favorite topics. Is America a Christian nation? Where we found it as a Christian nation? Are we a Christian nation? If not, should we be a Christian nation? We got to answer this. We got to be fired up about it. Because if we're not, if we just meander along, then the pagans win. And they've been winning for a long time, but no more. Here's part one where we talk about
0:55.6	my opening and then Dr. Matthew Spalding from Hillsdale,
0:59.0	who wrote The Making of the American Mind,
1:00.7	and we talk about how ingrained God is in our founding document,
1:05.9	the Declaration of Independence.
1:16.7	America. America is the greatest country in the world. Welcome to the first TV.
1:18.5	This is one of my all-time favorite questions we're going to answer today.
1:21.0	Is America a Christian nation?
1:23.1	The answer is yes.
1:24.9	Our heritage is, of course.
1:26.7	We may not be today. but my hope is that we
1:28.7	become a true Christian nation yet again got a couple points I want to make
1:32.2	first first point is Christian nationalism as opposed to what here's the great
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