Records of ratification Conventions of 9 States [FN153] show no credible support of “Christian” nationalists’ claim that the USA was founded as a “Christian” country.

The first 3 States (DE, PA, NJ): zip. [FN154]

The second 3 States (GA, CT, MA): zip. [FN155] 1/12

The third 3 States (MD, SC, NH): zip. [FN156]

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The word “Christian” [FN157] or terms associated w/religion frequently appear in Maryland (MD) [FN158] & South Carolina (SC) records. [FN159]…

As a “Christian” nationalist said a couple of years ago: ““America should be governed according to biblical law for the benefit of believers.” [FN137] That’s brazen, not at all consistent w/equal protection of the law, and based on false narratives (a/k/a lies) about history. 1/18

One such false narrative: this country was founded as a “Christian” country. Add, as a factor, that people who hold elected office share these views and you arrive at why I’ve blogged the past few days about…

For everybody out there keeping score cards, we have moved to State ratification Conventions. A review of the first three (DE, PA, NJ) shows zero, zip and nada credible support for “Christian” nationalists’ assertion that the USA was founded as a “Christian” country. 1/13

Georgia was the 4th State to ratify. [FN125] Its object in 1732 included “open an asylum for the persecuted Protestants in Europe [and] in common with all the other colonies, to attempt the conversion and…

Delaware was the first State to ratify the Constitution. As noted in the last blog, there is nothing credible [FN112] to support “Christian” nationalists’ claims that this country was founded as a “Christian” country in records related to Delaware’s ratification convention. 1/13

Pennsylvania was 2nd [FN113] to ratify. [FN114] A pre-Revolutionary War history makes no mention of religion. [FN115] A record of Pennsylvania’s State convention shows rules for that convention, including rule…