The American Creed: A Spiritual and Patriotic PrimerWhat makes us all Americans--whatever our differences--is adherence to a creed, a creed based upon cornerstone truths the founders believed "self-evident." From the earliest days, the survival of the new republic hinged not merely upon the expression of these grand principles of liberty and equality but upon their spiritual underpinnings. Freedom and faith were intertwined. America, as a foreign observer once put it, is a nation with the soul of a church. |
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... faith of a nation is captured in its words, words that distill a mission while investing future citizens with a sacred charge. “Creed” sounds forbidding and ecclesiastical. The American Creed is neither, but it is monumental. Creeds ...
... faith,” its “sacred principles” establish the spiritual and political foundation for America. Inclusive and chastening, the American Creed rings forth the good news that all people are entitled to equal justice and invested with equal ...
... faith and freedom, in which faith elevates freedom and freedom tempers faith. The American Creed doesn't impose parochial faith upon its citizens but protects freedom, including freedom of religion, by invoking a more universal ...
A Spiritual and Patriotic Primer Forrest Church. founders' faith. They excoriate the nation for its loss of values, often persuasive in their critique but misguided in their understanding of the American way and of American history ...
... faith and freedom were joined. According to the final design, on the obverse of the seal is an eagle, holding both arrows and an olive branch but looking toward the branch (an ancient symbol for peace). Arrayed above the eagle is a ...
Contents
WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS | |
A NEW BIRTH OF FREEDOM | |
E Pluribus Unum | |
AMERICAS MISSION | |
AMERICAN FUNDAMENTAL | |
THE FOUR FREEDOMS | |
NEW FRONTIERS OLD TRUTHS | |
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL | |
CONCLUSION | |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | |