308 Lance Wallnau makes an interesting point: In previous Great Awakenings, the religious component preceded the political (1st GA led to War of Independence, 2GA led to freeing the slaves). But in ours the two components are overlapping. (videy.co) posted 2 years ago by Paul1149 2 years ago by Paul1149 +308 / -0 58 comments share 58 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Few FF had a problem with a state religion, they had a problem with a national religion. The debates and state constitutions make this clear.
Interesting how you missed mentioning the biggest religious movement of the time and its leader; and how his fad quickly died out.
https://://www.geni.com/people/Rev-John-Murray/6000000011050001031
8 colonies were Catholic.
• Virginia.
• Massachusetts.
• New Hampshire.
• Maryland.
• Connecticut.
• Rhode Island.
• Delaware.
• North Carolina.
Does this show "decisively that the United States was founded not on Christian principles at all but on Enlightenment ideas?"
Or is your book conflating zeitgeist with substance?