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On Fox & Friends: America Is Christian Nation, Fourth of July Is 'Religious' Holiday'

Posted by Priscilla -26.60pc on July 06, 2013 · Flag

As Fox News' flagship show for those Christians who reside in an alternate reality in which the United States was founded by devout Christians seeking to establish a political system governed by the Christian bible, it isn't surprising that Fox & Friends would promote those who promote this view. Such was the case last week when Clayton Morris interviewed the head of the company that, according to Fox, teaches kids the "true meaning" of July 4th which is - are ya ready for it - really a religious holiday because, of course, we are a Christian Nation.. Once again, Fox & Friends shows us why Fox viewers are misinformed because, once again, propaganda trumps reality.

Last Sunday, Clayton Morris began by citing how, for the Fourth of July, we should be teaching our children "about the true meaning behind our independence." He introduced Brad Saft, the co-founder of Learn Our History, "a company that produces animated history for kids." This is a company co-founded by Fox's Mike Huckabee who sells the DVD's on his website - "educational" videos that, in promoting a right wing spin to American history, use a cartoon image of a minority 70's mugger (In the video, St. Ronald Reagan takes care of all that lawlessness) and what might be an image of Pres. Obama in the cartoon smoke from the NY Trade Towers in a video which a right wing 9-11 family member objected to. Saft, a former Wall Street financier, talked about Independence Day's importance.

 Before it was even mentioned, the chyron gave away the Fox message for the piece: "God's Role in American History, How the Bible Has Influenced America."  Morris said that there were fireworks during the quest for independence and then worked in a non-sequitur John Adams quote which included the statement that independence should be commemorated as "the day of deliverance, by devotion to God." Saft made the totally batshit crazy observation that Adams was saying that July 4th is "a religious holiday." And unlike real histories which accurately portray the Founders as secular deists who sought to establish freedom from the type of government established religion seen in 17th century Britain and the American colonies, Saft said that his company seeks to focus on the religious aspect to independence because his co-founder, Mike Huckabee, feels "that there is a tremendous faith based component to American history and especially the Declaration of Independence."

He promoted the company's newest DVD, "One Nation Under God," which is important because kids need to know about "our godly past." And folks, if you want it for free, just check out the website. And if you check out Huckabee's Facebook page, you'll learn that this *DVD is about God's role in the creation of this country and that our rights and freedoms come from God.

So John Adams was a devout Christian, really? Wonder if Saft and Huckabee are aware that Adams said stuff like this:

"The question before the human race is, whether the God of nature shall govern the world by his own laws, or whether priests and kings shall rule it by fictitious miracles?"

"Thirteen governments [of the original states] thus founded on the natural authority of the people alone, without a pretence of miracle or mystery, and which are destined to spread over the northern part of that whole quarter of the globe, are a great point gained in favor of the rights of mankind."

"We should begin by setting conscience free. When all men of all religions ... shall enjoy equal liberty, property, and an equal chance for honors and power... we may expect that improvements will be made in the human character and the state of society."

"As I understand the Christian religion, it was, and is, a revelation. But how has it happened that millions of fables, tales, legends, have been blended with both Jewish and Christian revelation that have made them the most bloody religion that ever existed."

And that's just a small sample of John Adams quotes that you will never, evah hear on Fox News - America's Christian Revisionist History Network!

Check out attached "history" DVD preview.

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Gagne Daphne commented 2015-02-21 06:02:12 -0500 · Flag
On Fox & Friends: America Is Christian Nation, Fourth of July Is ‘Religious’ Holiday’ – NewsHounds http://bit.ly/1GeiCAf via @po_st
Thx4 Fish commented 2013-07-08 13:38:27 -0400 · Flag
Since the right wing decided to recognize the Founding Fathers as saints or prophets it no longer matters what they really said or believed. Just as they’ve done with God, right wingers simply impose their exact beliefs onto those whom they hold up as authorities in order to justify those beliefs. And, like God, the founders are conveniently not here to defend their beliefs against these revisionists.
Amy Fisher commented 2013-07-06 22:10:35 -0400 · Flag
If the founding fathers wanted to make the USA a theocracy, they would have gone ahead and done it. Let’s make Christianity the official state religion. Let’s have our own king and make him a direct instrument of God. Let’s tell everyone that we’re separating from England because we want our own religious kingdom. Despite all evidence to the contrary, the FauxNoise idiots desperately want to believe that the FF created such a Christian theocracy and insist on barfing up this lie to their loyal viewers, who are also eager to believe this bullshit.
Kent Brockman commented 2013-07-06 20:34:37 -0400 · Flag
This follows the nonsense of the creationist proclamation:

creationism = science fact
evolution = religious belief

The American Taliban are Nuts.
doors17 commented 2013-07-06 19:21:05 -0400 · Flag
Well of course. Every 4th of July Americans pack the churches, pray for the death and destruction to those who would tread on us or would dare to disagree with my country tis of thee. Singing I’m A Yankee Doodle Dandy while riding on a pony.

Once church is over we go home, eat like pigs, get drunk, throw up, then blow shit up, in a Christian sort of way. Makes you feel all red, white & blue inside, don’t it?
Aria Prescott commented 2013-07-06 18:11:43 -0400 · Flag
The logic behind this made my head hurt…

And seriously- Am I the only one thinking that a first year student with a CG shader could do better than this? This looks like a bad rip-off of those cell-shaded RPGs they made at the end of the PS2’s run!
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