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America's Christian Heritage

America's Christian heritage is thoroughly documented throughout history, expressed in the writings of our Founding Fathers and our statesmen past and present. Our laws are based on Judeo-Christian principles. Even the Supreme Court has acknowledged that America is a Christian nation. The evidence is presented here.

"The Christian religion, as I understand it, is the brightness of the glory and the express portrait of the character of the eternal, self-existent, independent, benevolent, all powerful and all merciful creator, preserver, and father of the universe, the first good, first perfect, and first fair. It will last as long as the world. Neither savage nor civilized man, without a revelation, could ever have discovered or invented it. Ask me not, then, whether I am a Catholic or Protestant, Calvinist or Arminian. As far as they are Christians, I wish to be a fellow-disciple with them all."
-- President John Adams, from A Letter to Benjamin Rush. Quincy, 21 January, 1810, published in The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States: with a life of the author, notes and illustrations. Boston, 1850-1856. 659 pp. Volume 9 of 10.


Adams, Jasper
(1793-1841)

Math professor and college president. Read more about Adams here.

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Adams, President John
(1735-1826)

American President. Read more about President Adams here. Disclaimer: Adams shifted from Congregationalist to Unitarian.

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Adams, President John Quincy
(1767-1848)

Sixth American President. Note: Bill Haymin, "Letters of John Quincy Adams to His Son." American Chronicle, January 12, 2008. "In his later years Adams was associated with the Unitarian Church, yet, Unitarianism at this time was much different than it is today. For one, it was firmly rooted in the Bible. Adams believed in the divine nature of the Holy Scriptures and the assertion that Christ was God. Unitarians were described in the Theological Dictionary of 1823 in these words:
"In common with other Christians, they confess that He [Jesus] is the Christ, the Son of the Living God; and in one word, they believe all that the writers of the New Testament, particularly the four Evangelists, have stated concerning him." Entry by Rev. Charles Buck, A Theological Dictionary Containing Definitions of All Religious Terms. Philadelphia: Edwin T. Scott, 1823, p. 582. See here for more about Adams's faith. Read more about President Adams here, here and here.


Adams, Samuel
(1722-1803)

American patriot. Read about Samuel Adams here.

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Aiken, S. C. (Samuel Clark)
(1790-1879)

Pastor.

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Aitken, Robert
(1735-1802)

Scottish bookbinder. Read more about Aitken here

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Alderman, Thomas

Modern author.

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Alexander, Samuel Davies
(1819-1894)

Presbyterian clergyman.

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Allen, William
(1784-1868)

Clergyman. Read more about Allen here.

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Allen, William
(1806-1879)

Statesman. Read more about Allen here.

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Allen, William Henry
(1808-1882)

Educator. Read more about Allen here.

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Allen, William Joshua
(1829-1901)

Illinois U. S. Representative.

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Allen, William Stickney
(1805-1868)

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Allix, Pierre
(1641-1717)

French Protestant divine. Read more about Allix here.

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American Anti-Slavery Society

Read more about the American Anti-Slavery Society here.

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American State Papers

The American’s Guide

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The American’s Own Book

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Ames, Fisher
(1758-1808)

U. S. Representative. Read more about Ames here, here and here.

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Anderson, John E.

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Anderson, Robert
(1805-1871)

United States Major, commander of Fort Sumter at the start of the Civil War. Read about Anderson here and here.

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Aquinas, Thomas
(1225?-1274)

Influential early church writer. Read more about Aquinas here.

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Backus, Isaac
(1724-1806)

Baptist preacher. Delegate to the First Continental Congress. Founded Rhode Island College, later Brown University. Learn about Backus here.

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Barre, Isaac
(1726-1802)

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Barre, W. L.
(b. 1830)

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Bartlett, Josiah
(1729-1795)

American physician and statesman. Delegate to the Continental Congress for New Hampshire. Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Later, Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court of Judicature and Governor of New Hampshire. Read about Bartlett here, here and here.

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Barton, David / Charles David
(1954- )

Founder of Wallbuilders. Read about Barton here.

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Bateman, Thomas
(fl. 18th Century)

Vicar of Whaplode.

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Baxter, Richard
(1615-1691)

Puritan divine. Learn more about Baxter here and here.

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Beall, Isaac
(1751-1833)

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Bedford, Jr., Gunning
(1747-1812)

Read more about Bedford here. Disclaimer: He served as Grand Master of the Delaware Masonic Lodge.

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Belcher, Governor Jonathan
(1682-1757)

Massachusetts governor. Read more about Governor Belcher here, here and here.

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Berman, Harold
(1918-2007)

Legal scholar. Learn more about Berman here. Our thanks to Dr. Berman for his permission to offer the items below.

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Bethune, George W. (George Washington)
(1805-1862)

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Bingham, Caleb
(1575-1817)

Textbook writer. Read about Bingham here.

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Blake, John Lauris
(1788-1857)

Biographer. Learn more about Blake here.

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Boudinot, Elias
(1740-1821)

Lawyer-statesman. Read more about Boudinot here.

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