Reformation Red Pill UNDENIABLE PROOF That America Was Founded as a CHRISTIAN Nation w/Tim Barton
Mar 14, 2026
Tim Barton, president of WallBuilders and compiler of founding-era primary sources, walks through the historical record. He highlights prayer proclamations, founders’ writings, colonial laws citing scripture, and the Great Awakening’s influence. The conversation centers on Christianity’s public role, separation of institutions, and calls to promote biblical righteousness in civic life.
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First Continental Congress Began With Two Hour Prayer
- The First Continental Congress opened with a two-hour prayer led by Reverend Jacob Duchesne after Thomas Cushing moved to pray.
- John Adams wrote Abigail that they read assigned Bible chapters and Psalm 35 felt providential as British forces surrounded Boston Harbor.
Benjamin Franklin's Evangelical Influence Was Significant
- Benjamin Franklin, often labeled a deist, hosted and deeply admired evangelist George Whitefield and later called for prayer at the Constitutional Convention.
- Franklin built an addition to his house for Whitefield and led the call to prayer when unity faltered in 1787.
Early Government Routinely Issued Prayer Proclamations
- By 1815 American governments issued over 1,400 official prayer proclamations from presidents, governors, and Congress.
- Tim Barton uses this volume to argue the founders were not secular and regularly invoked God in public policy.
