Christ Over All

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Americans have grown increasingly unfamiliar with their own founding documents, and as a result, our country has grown increasingly less Christian. What is the path forward?
Resources to Click
“Providence, Protestantism, and the Classroom: The Christianity of America’s Founding and Only Future” – Ryan Helfenbein
“Competing Visions of America at 250: Politics, Religion, and American Identity” – PRRI
“Mapping Christian Nationalism Across the 50 States: Insights from PRRI’s 2025 American Values Atlas” – PRRI
“Speaker Johnson Leads Nation in Prayer of Rededication” – Mike Johnson
“MS NOW’s Katy Tur Forgets the Declaration of Independence’s Most Famous Line in Botched Hit on Mike Johnson” – Isaac Schorr
“‘Christian Nationalists’ like Speaker Mike Johnson are a bigger threat than al-Qaeda” – James Carville
“Political Strategist’s Dire Warning About Mike Johnson” – Rachel Dobkin
“Sorry, Politico: You Don’t Get to Rewrite the Declaration of Independence” – Rachel Del Guidice
“The Right Way to Cover the Intersection of Religion and Politics” – Heidi Przybyla
“North Carolina pastor rejects ‘Christian nation’ claims from GOP legislators” – Cardinal & Pine Staff
“A Discourse Concerning Unlimited Submission and Non-Resistance to the Higher Powers” – Jonathan Mayhew
“The Catechism of the Revolution” – David Kopel
“Samuel Davies: Apostle of Dissent” – R. Isabela Morales
“George Washington, letter to John Augustine Washington” – George Washington’s Mt. Vernon
“The Federalist Papers: No. 37” – James Madison
“The Federalist Papers: No. 2” – John Jay
“The Relative Influence of European Writers on Late Eighteenth-Century American Political Thought” – Donald S. Lutz
“Religious Tests and Oaths in State Constitutions, 1776-1784” – Center for the Study of the American Constitution, University of Wisconsin
“Constitution of Delaware; 1776”
“Constitution of Maryland, 1776”
“Fighting the Good Fight of Faith: 250 Years of Sacred Service of the United States Army Chaplain Corps” – Chaplain (Capt.) Joseph Feaster
“Under providence and liberty: George Washington and the sacred birth of the Army Chaplain Corps” – Stella Naulo
Church of the Holy Trinity v. United States
“America’s Christian Founding?” – Bradford Littlejohn
“A Christian Manifesto” – Francis Schaeffer
“Is America a Christian Nation?” – Apologetic Junkie
“Seal of Approval” – Harvard Gazette
“The Oldest Endowed Professorship” – Harvard Gazette
“History of the United States” – Noah Webster
“Of the Mode of Education Proper in a Republic” – Benjamin Rush
“Horace Mann and the Irony of Secular Education” – Jeffrey Polet
Everson v. Board of Education
“Jefferson’s Letter to the Danbury Baptists” – Thomas Jefferson
“Federal Appeals Court Upholds Texas Ten Commandments Law” – NY Times
“Bluebonnet Learning” – Texas Education Agency
“State Board of Education Approves Bible-infused Curriculum” – Jaen Edison
“Long march through the institutions” – Wikipedia
“Sanford Alters Western Culture Course” – Lee A. Daniels
“The Politics of Official Knowledge: Does a National Curriculum Make Sense?” – Michael W. Apple
“New Poll: Nearly Half of Americans Don’t Know What America’s 250th is Celebrating” – Emily Ekins
“PBS News Poll 2026” – PBS on Facebook
“Suicide Prevention” – CDC
“Loneliness in America 2025” – The Cigna Group
“Teens Spend Average of 4.8 Hours on Social Media Per Day” – Jonathan Rothwell
“Education Scorecard” – Stanford Educational Opportunity Project
“Why U.S. Testscores are in a Generational Decline” – NY Times
Theme of the Month: God (B)less America: The United States at 250
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 Books to Read
On Rebellion – John Knox, ed. Roger A. Mason
Did America Have a Christian Founding? – Mark David Hall
Politics: According to the Bible: A Comprehensive Resource for Understanding Modern Political Issues in Light of Scripture – Wayne Grudem
BLM: The Making of a New Marxist Revolution – Mike Gonzalez

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Our republic is not the same as it was at its founding. Though the Constitution remains unchanged, the way it is interpreted has not. Understanding that distinction is essential.
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“The Five Republics of the United States” – Auron MacIntyre
The Auron MacIntyre Show – Blaze Media
The Total State – Auron MacIntyre’s Substack
“The Fate of Empires and Search for Survival” Sir John Glubb
“The Iron Polygon: Power in the United States” – Mencius Moldbug (Curtis Yarvin)
“One Constitution or Two? Reviewing The Age of Entitlement by Christopher Caldwell” – Brad Green
Theme of the Month: God (B)less America: The United States at 250
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Books to Read
The Total State: How Liberal Democracies Become Tyrannies – Auron MacIntyre
The Age of Entitlement: America Since the Sixties – Christopher Caldwell

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Listen in as Trent Hunter and Stephen Wellum interview Brad Green on his COA Longform "What Kind of Conservative Are You?: A Comparison"
Timestamps
00:00 - Introducing "God (B)less America" and Our Guests
01:54 - The Genesis of COA
05:22 - A Friend's Perspective on U.S. Politics
10:07 - Applying Theology and Brad's Personal History
13:08 - Understanding and Critiquing Neo-Conservatism
22:08 - Emphasizing Organic Culture and Historical Tradition
29:26 - Decentralization and the NatCon Movement
37:42 - Revival Over Centralized Power
45:13 - Exploring Classical Freedom and Libertarian Ideals
49:43 - Conservatism's Need for a Christian Worldview
56:31 - Outro

Resources to Click
“What Kind of Conservative Are You?: A Comparison” – Brad Green
“Russell Kirk on John C. Calhoun” – Brad Green
“One Constitution, or Two? Reviewing The Age of Entitlement by Christopher Caldwell” – Brad Green
“Unpatriotic Conservatives” – David Frum
“’The Situation witih Tucker Carlson’ for June 29”– NBC News
Theme of the Month: God (B)less America: The United States at 250
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Books to Read
Against the Barbarians and Other Reflections on Familiar Themes – M.E. Bradford
The Reactionary Imperative: Essays Literary and Political – M.E. Bradford
A Better Guide Than Reason: Studies in the American Revolution – M.E. Bradford
The Age of Entitlement: America Since the Sixties – Christopher Caldwell

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On America’s 250th anniversary, the questions Christians keep asking about flags and fireworks all reduce to an older one: where does love of country belong in the order of our loves?
Resources to Click
“The Order of Love and the Defense of Biblical Patriotism” – Alex Kocman
“Patriot” – Etymonline
“Pietas” – Britannica
“They’re Coming! The Invasion Scares of 1803-05 &1940” – David Porter
Theme of the Month: God (B)less America: The United States at 250
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Books to Read
Ordered to Love – Alex Kocman
The Republic – Plato
Nicomachean Ethics – Aristotle
The Abolition of Man – C.S. Lewis
The Screwtape Letters – C.S. Lewis
Summa Theologiae – Thomas Aquinas
“Christian Patriotism” in The Complete Works of the Rev. Andrew Fuller, vol. 1 – ed. Joseph Belcher
Return of the Strong Gods – R.R. Reno

ABOUT THE EPISODE
Conservatism is no longer a simple catch-all term but a movement fractured into competing streams. This fragmentation demands an answer. Ultimately, there is only one sufficient foundation for renewal: Christ.
Resources to Click
“What Kind of Conservative Are You?: A Comparison” – Brad Green
“Russell Kirk on John C. Calhoun” – Brad Green
“One Constitution, or Two? Reviewing The Age of Entitlement by Christopher Caldwell” – Brad Green
“Unpatriotic Conservatives” – David Frum
“’The Situation witih Tucker Carlson’ for June 29”– NBC News
Theme of the Month: God (B)less America: The United States at 250
Give to Support the Work

Books to Read
Against the Barbarians and Other Reflections on Familiar Themes – M.E. Bradford
The Reactionary Imperative: Essays Literary and Political – M.E. Bradford
A Better Guide Than Reason: Studies in the American Revolution – M.E. Bradford
The Age of Entitlement: America Since the Sixties – Christopher Caldwell