01.14.10
A review of Rediscovering God in America
“There is no attack on American culture more destructive and more historically dishonest that the secular Left’s relentless effort to drive God out of America’s public square.” So begins the Introduction to Newt Gingrich’s Rediscovering God in America, Reflections on the Role of Faith in our Nation’s History and Future. While I don’t necessarily agree that this is strictly a result of leftist politics, I do agree that secularists have tried increasingly to suppress any mention of or reference to God in the public square.
Newt makes his case for the historical role of God in the US by taking us on a sight seeing trip through the District of Columbia. From the national Archives to the National Cemetery, he recounts the history of each site and references the many quotes enshrined there that indicate that our Founding Fathers did, indeed, have a robust faith in God.
Sadly, the history he recounts will not be believed by some. In times past, this history was taught. People learned about the founding documents and about the signers, many of whom were pastors. They knew and saw nothing wrong with the prayers at the Continental Congress, of Washington during the war, of Jefferson, of Lincoln during the travail of the Civil War. Perhaps Gingrich’s book will awaken some to that history.
Photographs for the book were done by Newt’s wife, Callista Gingrich. Rediscovering God in America is published by Thomas Nelson.