Civil war Quote by Andrew Himes

“And it was Texas that turned out to be especially congenial to the development of Christian fundamentalism in America.”

— Andrew Himes

“The roots of 20th century American fundamentalism can be discerned in the confluence of these two streams of immigration, culture, and history. A unique…

— Andrew Himes

“A person has to ignore the larger social, economic, political, and religious climate of early North American colonialism to advance the Christian nation myth.”

— David D. Flowers

“It was actually in the Atlantic West that we first witnessed the paradox of religious fundamentalism: that it reflects the weakening of religious conviction.”

— Pankaj Mishra

“America was always a religious country, and it remains the most religious of industrialized Western democracies. America derived its strength from religion, not secularism.”

— Dennis Prager

“I suspect the next 10 years will be years of turmoil and hardship the globe over, and with that will come a surge in…

— Lauren F. Winner

“The traumatic experience of the Civil War and its aftermath in the 19th century was the incubator of Christian fundamentalism in 20th century America. The…

— Andrew Himes

America was born a Christian nation,

— Woodrow Wilson

“Part of the scandal of American Christianity is that statistically the U.S. is the most Christian country in the world, and yet as a…

— Marcus Borg

“The Americans of the age were not an irreligious people; and the fact that they were Christian was very important, for the marks of…

— Theodore H. White

“It is ironic that America, with its history of injustice to the poor, especially the black man and the Indian, prides itself on being…

— Anonymous

“The people of North America have little idea of religion, but they have strict public morality. The Latin people are without morality but they…

— Patrick Marnham