Christians Doubting Bush

Declaration of Independence of 1776, John Quincy Adams & Patrick Henry

Our Heritage

Mayflower Compact of 1620

New England Confederation of 1643

Declaration of Independence of 1776

More than a century later, the founding fathers of our country signed the Declaration of Independence of 1776, which began with the words, "When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights..." Note that this Preamble mentions God not once but twice.

John Quincy Adams stated, "From the time of the Declaration of the Independence, the American people were bound by the laws of God and the laws of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, which they all acknowledge as the root of their conduct. We all came together to obey the word of God."

Patrick Henry stated, "It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded not by religion but by Christians, not on religions but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ."

United States Constitution