First Things: America Has Always Been a Christian Nation

America is a Christian nation. It was at its birth, and despite increasing attacks on this reality, our Founding is unintelligible apart from the faith that animated it. 

Today, we celebrate an anniversary that makes our Christian heritage especially clear. The Second Continental Congress approved the final text of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, but it wasn’t until August 2, 1776, that our Founders gathered in Independence Hall to sign the document and officially pledge “our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor” to the cause of American sovereignty.