As America approaches its 250th birthday in July, how many Americans still agree with America’s Founders that our rights come from God?Unfortunately, the answer is “not many”—even among self-identified Christians! Download Discovery Institute’s free report How Americans View the American Founding and learn the truth. This report presents extensive data from two new national surveys of 2,500 American adults. In addition to learning how many people still think God is the source of their rights, you will find answers to questions like: - How many Americans believe that “because America’s Founders protected slavery, America is forever tainted by racism.” (Good news: It’s not as many as you might think.)
- How many Americans continue to admire America’s major Founding Fathers? (More good news!)
- How many Americans, young or old, can identify the source of the phrase “all men are created equal”? (Not so good news.)
- How many Americans actually believe the ideas expressed by the Declaration of Independence?
- How many Americans accept the Founders’ idea that public policy should be made by elected officials who are accountable to the people rather than unelected experts?
- And how many Americans know the rights that are actually protected by the Constitution versus the rights invented by progressive judges? (You might be surprised!)
“The death of American patriotism appears to have been greatly exaggerated,” says report author Dr. John West. “Despite a torrent of negativity in recent years about America’s Founders, most Americans still revere them.” “At the same time, many Americans today reject the Founders’ beliefs when it comes to limited government, representative government, and our rights coming from God. We have a lot of work to do if we want our fellow Americans to appreciate some of the most important ideals of the American Founding.” In addition to authoring the new report, West has a book coming out in March titled Endowed by Our Creator: The Bible, Science, and the Battle for America’s Soul. That book explores the truth and continuing relevance of the Declaration of Independence for today.
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