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Was the American Revolution actually a religious war? In this episode of Insights with Marcia, historian and investment banker Dory Wiley breaks down the powerful — and often censored — Christian history behind America’s founding. From the Great Awakening preachers like George Whitefield, Jonathan Edwards, and Jonathan Mayhew, to Benjamin Franklin’s famous call to prayer that saved the Constitutional Convention, this conversation reveals the spiritual backbone of the United States. Dory unpacks the real meaning of “separation of church and state,” the secular case for a Christian moral code in government, and why the Founding Fathers believed self-government required a higher moral authority. He also walks through the miracles of the American Revolution that Washington himself called “divine providence” — including the Battle of Monongahela, the Christmas crossing at Trenton, the fog at the Battle of Brooklyn, and the mysterious Quaker who saved the Continental Army with $50,000. Whether you’ve already seen the movie A Great Awakening or you’re just curious about the truth behind America’s founding, this episode connects the dots that most history books leave out. You’ll hear about Patrick Henry, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Rush, and the providential coincidence of Adams and Jefferson dying on the same day — July 4th, 1826, exactly 50 years after signing the Declaration of Independence.

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