041 | Cherish Our Exceptional Country

Hi, Fellow Dads,

Is the USA an ordinary country, or is there something special about her? Does it matter? Should we care? In this episode, my firstborn joins me to discuss five misconceptions many Americans believe about our country, along with five books that answer those misconceptions.

Leaning on Jesus,
Nathan

Scriptures

Romans 13:1-2
1 ¶ Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
2 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.

Quotes

“‘The best of men are men at best’—and the best of men understand this.”—Nathan

Key Points

1. Misconception #1: This country was founded in a rebellion.
2. Misconception #2: Early American colonists stole tribal lands from native peoples.
3. Misconception #3: The founding fathers wanted to establish a secular state, free of the influence of God--especially the God revealed in the Bible, the Christian God.
4. Misconception #4: The War on Terror is a recent phenomenon.
5. Misconception #5: America is an ordinary, not an exceptional country.

Books

1. 📖 The Revolution Myth, by Gene Fisher & Glen Chambers
2. 📖 The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History, by Thomas E. Woods, Jr., Ph.D.
3. 📖 America’s God and Country: Encyclopedia of Quotations, by William J. Federer
4. 📖 Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War That Changed American History, by Brian Kilmede & Don Yaeger
5. 📖 American Miracle: Divine Providence in the Rise of the Republic, by Michael Medved

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Credits

“America” (”My Country, ‘Tis of Thee”), performed by U.S. Coast Guard Band,
public domain recording from https://www.mostfreebies.com/Music/MyCountryTisOfThee_USCoastGuardBand.mp3

Pony Express, by Aaron Paul Low
https://uppbeat.io/t/aaron-paul-low/pony-express
License code: ZUCYKOROVB4PRHZC

“Eternal Father, Strong to Save” (Navy Hymn)
Public domain recording

“Marines Hymn”
Public domain recording

Music from #Uppbeat
https://uppbeat.io/t/roger-gabalda/patriotic-theme
License code: SPYRUQMTFGEBJHVW

“America,” 
https://archive.org/details/AmericaTheBeautiful