Chronicles of a Christian Nation: The American Revolution
Chronicles of a Christian Nation: The American Revolution (1775–1783)
The American Revolution won independence and national sovereignty for British subjects living in the American colonies. The Founding Fathers instituted the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights to be the cornerstones for a new nation, for which our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln said… “that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”
Founded over two hundreds years ago by a hearty and pious lot, The United States of America stands unified in freedom and liberty as one nation of many races, faiths, and beliefs in testament to the wisdom of our Founding Fathers and the divine intervention of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
The Shot Heard Round the World…
Hostilities turned violent as tension neared the boiling point between the King of England and his British subjects living in the colonies of New England…
At 5 a.m. on 19 April 1775, 240 British Marines under the command of Major John Pitcairn entered Lexington proper with orders to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock before continuing onto Concord with orders to seize firearms and gunpowder from the Concord Armory which had been established by British colonists living there.
Hoping to stay-off an insurrection, British Regulars were under strict orders not to antagonize the colonists in anyway and to return to Boston with Godspeed. As the Marines approached the Lexington Green (the fork in the road to Concord) with the sun starting to rise behind them, they spied about 100 armed militiamen up ahead.
Under the command of Captain John Parker the militiamen stood fast in parade-ground formation on the Lexington Green. Parker had no intention to fight a battle he’d quickly loose. No war had been declared, Parker ordered his men to hold position and not impede the Regulars in any way as they marched onto Concord.
The purpose of the militia’s presence was to assert “political and military determination,” in other words; it was a show of force. Pitcairn rode up to Parker on the Green and ordered him and his men to immediately disperse. Parker then ordered his men to stand down and go home; satisfied his mission to display “military determination” was a complete success.
As the militiamen withdrew from the Green and dispersed into a crowd the roughly 140 civilian spectators who’d gathered in front of the Buckman Tavern, a single gunshot was fired by parties unknown. History records that gunshot as, “the shot heard round the world.” Both Major Pitcarin and Captain Parker shout orders to “cease fire,” but their commands could not be heard over the din.
An interesting side-note is both British and Colonial authorities of the time, after having investigated the incident, concluded… ¹“that the initial shot did not come from the men on the ground immediately facing each other.”
That single shot marked the birth of a new nation, which through great toil, suffering, loss
and faith allowed our Founding Fathers to construct the model and write the book for the emerging Republic. A Republic based on democracy, freedom and liberty. A Republic deeply rooted in Christian faith, as evidenced in the text of our Declaration of Independence… “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain ² unalienable Rights.”
That single shot made history having given life to the concept of self-government, a government of man that recognized, respected and protected by law the unalienable rights naturally granted to all men by “their Creator,” God. A single gunshot fired nearly 240 years ago that resulted in the Battle of Lexington, the first fight of the American Revolution, also set those original 13 United States of America on God’s preordained path on their hollowed quest to fulfill Manifest Destiny.
There’s no question that the shot heard round the world was fired by human agency. But history itself, like the written text of law left to us by our Founding Fathers, makes it clear that the initial shot heard at Lexington that fateful morning was the will of God.
Sources:
¹ Fischer, David Hackett (1994). Paul Revere’s Ride. Oxford University Press US. ISBN 0-19-508847-6.
² “Unalienable: incapable of being alienated, that is, sold and transferred.” Black’s Law Dictionary, Sixth Edition, page 1523:
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Author: Brother Johnathan Bane
Brother Johnathan Bane dedicated his life's work to the service of the Lord when he was a boy growing up in Los Angeles. He has been involved in ministry work most of his life. In 1992 he founded Brother Johnathan's Ministries to provide aid to those impoverished people of Uganda. Brother Johnson lived and worked to develop his ministry in Koya in the Busoga Province from 1999 - 2009. He is now retired and living in Agoura Hills, California where he works as a freelance writer and investigative journalist from home.
6:39 pm
I liked your article very much. Long live America!
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10:56 pm
I’m just gonna say this:
America is NOT a Christian nation. It was not founded on Christianity. The founding fathers wanted freedom of religion. They never specified Chrisitianity, they wanted a nation where any religion could be practiced.
Think about that for a bit
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11:12 pm
Wrong, you gays are always wrong.
America was founded by protestants trying to escape the Church of England and the Catholic church. Freedom of religion meant the freedom to believe in Christ however you chose.
People who worshiped Satan were promptly killed – ever hear of the Salem witch trials?
If you liberals hadn’t ruined our education system with your welfare and affirmative action then you would know the real history of this great country and not the revisionist NPR version.
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11:03 pm
“Freedom of religion meant the freedom to believe in Christ however you chose.”
That’s a very specific thing though, and that’s literally inserting things that don’t even make any damn sense. Why wouldn’t they have said ‘the freedom to worship Christ’ verbatim if they meant that? Oh, that’s right, they didn’t.
“People who worshiped Satan were promptly killed – ever hear of the Salem witch trials?”
Which were proven to be entirely false, due to the fact that people can’t exactly prove that witchcraft doesn’t exist when a couple of lying bitches deciding to simultaneously act like they’re having a seizure are the ones who are pointing fingers.
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11:33 pm
OddAtheist,
Thank you for your comment, but I have one question… Was agreeing with me all that difficult for you? I ask only because your post almost sounded as if you had some objection to my work?
You said… “They never specified Christianity, they wanted a nation where any religion could be practiced.”
I said… “The United States of America stands unified in freedom and liberty as one nation of many races, faiths, and beliefs in testament to the wisdom of our Founding Fathers.”
Come on my Atheist friend, individual perception causes everyone to question their faith… everyone. But after reading your post I knew you got it. There was a ring of truth for you in my text, and you felt the presence of His wisdom and love for you. You’ll turn one day to face the light of truth!!!
My best to you,
BJB
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2:36 am
…..the fuck?
Are you saying that we have the freedom to believe in what we want yet you still try to persuade people into believing your so called “deity”?
This website is so fucking confusing…..
They change their stories all the time….
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10:14 am
Van Winkle: I will agree that they came to America to escape religious prosecution. But freedom of religion means the freedom to practice ANY Religion! Also, do you know how many innocent people were killed during the Salem Witch Trials? It was dark period of time where fear drove them to kill.
Bane: Ok, I did miss the part of your article you pointed out. I will agree that America is a land of many faiths and races. I believe everyone should question their faith at some point. Take a step back from your religion and ask yourself “Do I really believe in this?” and make the choice for yourself if you do
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1:24 pm
ODDTHEIST,YOU DUMB CHILD SODOMIZER YOU, AMERICA WAS FOUNDED BY BRAVE CHRISTIANS THAT LEFT SINFUL ENGLAND FOR A NEW LAND SO THAT THEY COULD PRACTICE THEIR RELIGION IN PEACE.
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1:34 pm
And the descendents of those forefathers who wanted to practise their religion in peace have started countless wars in the name of the religion the forefathers practised in peace.
How proud they must be to see their descendents doing exactly what they fled a country to escape from. You’re a disgrace to your ancestors.
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11:03 pm
Robert, why did you kill that child?
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12:00 pm
Oh look, the old lady discovered Caps Locks…It just made her point (or lack of) look more idiotic
Most of the founding fathers were actually Deists, not Christians.
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11:39 pm
Manifest destiny is divine. It is not complete; we must turn north to connect Alaska via annexing British Columbia, the Yukon, and Alberta.
Yes america was founded as a Christian Nation. Freedom of religion was meant to mean freedom to choose which version of christianity you want.
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11:50 pm
By definition, yes, manifest destiny is divine. That does not mean that manifest destiny is true. If enough people agree, it can be made true. But not enough people agree.
America was founded as a nation where anyone could practice any religion legally, so long as practitioners did not infringe the rights of others by practicing.
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1:26 pm
why stop their August. We must invade out atheist terrorist neighbors to the north, drown them in the northern seas and take Canada and it’s resources for our own.
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1:32 pm
And thus you have commented another sin Susan. You do this in every article it’s hard to believe you are “righteous”.
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2:54 am
ah you have such a Big potty Mouth for a Granny
Your manifest destiny is 1 Not valid and 2 not divine anymore 3 Attacking Canada will means you attack an allies tehrefore you broke every International Laws and the entire world will be on your Back
GOOD LUCK surviving that Not to mention that 90% of the american won’t accept that
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12:15 am
Fred,
You’ll always be a “Fail[ed] Lord” with that attitude. What do you mean by “if enough people agree”? Who doesn’t agree, and what to they disagree about exactly? How much shit you been smoking tonight? Your screen-name also gives away your youthful age. No one always agrees on everything all the time, history is always written by the dominate culture of any given period in time. Often the dominate culture are conquerors in history, such as here in America. And YES YOU GET IT RIGHT when you say… “America was founded as a nation where anyone could practice any religion legally, so long as practitioners did not infringe [on] the rights of others by practicing.” So whose arguing?
Take care Fred,
BJB
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12:23 am
I wept quietly after reading this beautiful, beautiful piece of living faith transposed into word.
Yes, our nation claims a democratic system, but is a republic that places it’s faith and future with a trust in God. As such, those are the only votes that count.
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11:34 pm
Blanche,
Your words are much to kind. I am pleased to see you and others like Fred, OddAtheist and Nikki have in some way been moved by my work. It is truly God’s will which guides my hands on the keyboard to write of His wisdom. So I thank you for your touching post, but the credit must go to our Lord and Savior!
In His service,
BJB
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1:40 am
wow blatant stupdity
read the first ammendment did it’s specify CHRISTAINITY ? the answer is NO Simple as that
now just shut up
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2:54 am
Says a Canadian who pledges allegiance to King George.
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2:58 am
WhOs this king George you are talking about? Oh, the one from the 1700s? Is he still alive? Wow….
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10:25 am
Don’t be too hard on him. The amount of disappointment from being rejected by both women and men this year has tipped him over the edge.
I hope that one day, you’ll find the strength to conquer your resulting drug problems August.
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2:57 am
and alcoholism as well
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8:12 pm
He’s also going through a nasty outbreak of herpes, from what April has told me.
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2:55 am
I never pledged allegiance to anyone ?
Oh yeah I rememebr I pledged allegiance to someone called GOD last election
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12:08 pm
Brothers & Sisters the term “Separation of Church & State”
was intended to bar the government from declaring a “state religion,” it was intended to prevent the government from interfering with people’s faith… or their lack of it. Regardless of what religion or church you belonged to, or if you were a non-believer, the government has no right to judge you or interfere with your beliefs, so long as your practicing doesn’t violate the rights of others.
Most of the Founder Fathers were Deist, others were of varying denominational churches, and a few were Atheist. Ben Franklin was a Deist and is the subject of my next piece, look for it soon. NikkiBVB made a great comment which was… “Are you saying that we have the freedom to believe in what we want yet you still try to persuade people into believing your so called “deity”?”
Nikki has a good point. Yes we all have the freedom to choose our own path, God gave us the ability to choose, and our Founding Father protected our right to choose by law. Christians are commanded to love all people as God does, but it is our faith and sincere belief in the teachings of Jesus Christ that push us to “give away” His salvation. And I admit some can be more “pushy” than others, but I don’t believe it is intended to put a gun to anyone’s head and force you to believe our way over another.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all,
BJB
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12:14 pm
Ok, you are very smart compared to the rest of the idiots on Christwire. You make the most sense as well, I’ll compliment on you on those points
You might want to tell the rest of your Christwire brethren about the “it’s not about a putting a gun to the head and choosing one way or the other” because that’s how the rest of them think
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12:52 pm
Americans were indians.. duh .. So no, indians aren’t very Christian, dude.
They believe in spirituality, phylosophy and stuff like that.
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1:27 pm
learn to speak in english before you post here again
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1:30 pm
Learn people’s name, before you post more stories great great great granny..
Btw it’s a bit hard typing from an iphone in hurry. But you wouldn’t know that of course
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1:31 pm
She’s doing a better job of it that you are.
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11:59 pm
Ms. Hater,
Such a screen-name for such a beautiful young girl. You are blessed I sense in many ways, some unseen by those close to you. I pray for you and envision you on a better quest later in life.
Your post regarding “Indians” not being “very Christian” is in fact historically incorrect. Pre-Columbian Native American faith was one of “spirituality,” “philosophy” and “stuff like that” as are most religions, which I prefer to call… Wisdom.
This wisdom was passed generation to generation through their oral histories which like any religion was defined in terminology the people of the time understood.
In fact, once Spain arrived in the New World, Spanish priests began converting the indigenous people to Christianity by the early 17th century. Arrogant Europeans thoughtlessly called these converts… “Good Indians.”
Those who refused to convert to Christianity, were regarded as “bad Indians.” And bad Indians were subjected to the hallowed consequences of God, through the human agency of the Spanish military.
Respectfully,
BJB
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