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The WallBuilders Show

Restoring Unity through Faith: The Founding Fathers’ Vision for America

The WallBuilders Show

Tim Barton, David Barton & Rick Green

Wallbuilders Show, Education, Constitutional, Church, Christianity, History, Conservative, America, Family, Christian, Biblical, Religion & Spirituality, Wallbuilders.show, Government, News, Politics

4.82.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

What if the foundation of American greatness lies in the unwavering faith and values of its Founding Fathers? Learn how the key principles championed by figures like Benjamin Rush, who launched the Sunday school movement, can guide us in restoring national unity today. In this episode, we explore Rush's advocacy for incorporating the Bible into public education and contrast it with the profound societal changes that followed the 1963 Supreme Court decision to remove Bible readings from school...

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0:00.0

Welcome to the intersection of faith and culture. This is the Wall Builder Show. I'm

0:10.2

Rake Green America's Constitution Coach with David Barton America's

0:13.2

Premier Historian and our founder at Wall Builders and Tim Barton

0:16.0

National Speaker and Pastor and President of Wall Builders and today we're

0:20.1

bringing you the conclusion of David Barton's presentation just a couple of days ago

0:23.8

about Independence Day this week.

0:26.0

What made America great in the first place and how do we restore it?

0:28.8

How do we preserve it and pass it to the next generation?

0:31.7

We're going to take a very quick break early on and

0:33.8

then when we come back we'll join David as we begin that conclusion of

0:36.8

his presentation about Independence Day. Stay with us you're listening to the

0:39.7

wall vote show.

0:45.0

This is David Barton with another moment from America's history.

0:49.0

In Exodus 1821, the Bible not only instructs it were to choose our own leaders at the local

0:54.3

and county and state and federal levels but it also sets forth the standards for

0:58.6

those leaders. For generations Americans voted with a full awareness of this passage.

1:03.8

Notice, for example, how founding Father Noah Webster relied on it.

1:07.3

He instructed students, when you become entitled to exercise the right of voting for

1:11.5

public officers, let it be impressed on your mind that God

1:14.4

commands you to choose for rulers, just men who will rule in the fear of God.

1:19.3

If our government fails to secure public prosperity and happiness, it must be because the citizens neglect

1:24.7

this scripture and elect bad men to make and administer the laws.

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