Christianizing US History

January 10, 2008 | This article appeared in the January 28, 2008 edition of The Nation.

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With House Resolution 888, the religious right seeks to rewrite American history, turning the founding fathers from deists to Christian fundamentalists.

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Chris Hedges

Chris Hedges, former Middle East bureau chief for the New York Times, is a senior fellow at The Nation Institute. He is...

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