Christianity’s Impact on The American Experiment
I. Christianity’s Impact as Seen in America’s
Conception
William Bradford
Daniel Webster
Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is more deceitful
than anything else, and incurable—who can understand it?
George Washington – “True religions affords to government its surest support.”
John Adams – “Religion and good morals are the only solid foundation of public liberty and happiness.”
II. Christianity’s Impact as Seen in America’s
Constitution
The New England Confederation of 1643
states “We all came into these parts of America,
with one and the same end and aim, namely, to
advance the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
William Penn
John Locke
• The Creation of a government by law and not
by man.
• All Men Created Equal
• In Alienable Rights
• Liberty
• Separation of Powers
III. Christianity’s Impact as Seen in America’s Capital
The National Archives
The Ten Commandments
The Washington Monument
The Jefferson Memorial
The Lincoln Memorial
The Capitol Building
The Supreme Court Building
The Library of Congress
The White House
The White House State Dining Room
Arlington National Cemetery
“It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that
this great nation was founded not by religionists,
but by Christians: not on religions, but on the Gospel
of Jesus Christ”--Patrick Henry