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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... moments of error or alarm, let us hasten to retrace our steps and to regain the road which alone leads to peace, liberty, and safety. —Thomas Jefferson, First Inaugural Address PREAMBLE WHEN THE FOUNDERS GATHERED ONE WILTINGLY HOT JULY IN.
... founders knew, an experiment. Like all experiments, it started with a precept, a “given”—in this case a set of truths so rock-ribbed and essential that they were deemed “self-evident.” Truth cast in language that, in turn, spells out ...
... founders held selfevident: justice for all, because we are all created equal; and, liberty for all, because we are all endowed by the Creator with certain inalienable rights. America's fidelity to this creed is judged by history. Living ...
... founders. Some call for a return to what they proclaim to be our founders' faith. They excoriate the nation for its loss of.
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 ...
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 | |