57% of Republicans want to officially declare the country a “Christian Nation” despite the fact that the Constitution says otherwise (22 min).
After the stock market crash in 1929, big businesses felt under threat from the New Deal and unions, so they linked capitalism with Christianity (because Socialism was linked to Atheism).
Billy Graham was puffed up by William Randolph Hearst and pro-business interests.
in the 1950s, Eisenhower introduced prayer in cabinet meetings, etc.
The Phil Vischer Podcast: Irish Church-State Ties Fail to Prevent Gay Marriage
Ireland voted in support of gay marriage despite the influence of the Catholic Church and Irish public education system.
Ireland had everything that the religious right wants:
- Religious Constitution
- Religious Public Education
Liberty alumni trash Trump endorsement
“For a school that focuses on loving God and loving other people, it’s odd to endorse someone who only seems to love himself and other people who love him.”
.. “To try to equate Christian fruit with creating jobs is laughable,” said Dean Inserra, a 2003 Liberty graduate and lead pastor of City Church Tallahassee, a Southern Baptist congregation in Tallahassee, Fla., with about 1,500 attendees.
.. But several alumni said the endorsement illustrated that Falwell had lost sight of the university’s mission to “build champions for Christ.”
“The goal of Liberty University is not to defeat Democrats,” Inserra said. “A populist nationalism has become the chief religion of the day at Liberty. … This is a tangible example of what it looks like to gain the whole world but lose your soul.”