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They're presenting Queen Esther live
in a special broadcast
event, Labor Day weekend.
Here's a quick clip
before we begin the video.
(upbeat music)
Folks I am just back from
hearing the president
deliver his acceptance speech
on the South lawn of the White House.
(audience applauds)
I gotta tell you,
it was a terrific speech that
pretty much covered everything
you can imagine the president has done
and even plans to do in a second term.
Now it was a long speech.
In fact, I think it still
may be going on right now.
(audience laughs)
Well, hey, in a couple
of days on September 1st,
my newest book coauthored
with Steve Feazell,
who you're gonna meet in tonight show
is gonna be available
and it's called "The Three
Cs That Made America Great".
Christianity, capitalism,
and the constitution.
You can preorder the book right now
and have it delivered
on September the first
and I sure hope you will.
Yeah, it is a fact filled reminder
of the underpinnings of
our nation and its origins.
Something it appears may have been lost
on younger generations of Americans,
as well as some of the leftist loons
who are educating them
in our colleges and universities.
Most of them are completely clueless
as to the essential role
that the Judeo Christian worldview played
in our launch as a nation.
Now that's not to say that
every one of the founders,
was devout as the Puritans are
that they sat in the front
of the church every Sunday
and sang loud and prayed long.
It's just that even the
less faithful were aware
that liberty only lives
when people self-govern.
And that's because of
the moral code written
onto the tablets of our
hearts by our creator.
People who knew the
will and the word of God
and who abide by it are not required
to have authoritarian
governments to be their God,
because then you're free from the bondage
of self centered behavior
or as we accurately call it, sin.
Now, as we outlined in the section
of the book regarding the role
of Christianity in making America great,
most people are kind of surprised
to learn that the secular America hating
Ivy League universities of today
were actually started to train ministers
and advance the gospel.
Did you know that, Harvard
was name for John Harvard,
a young minister who died at the age of 31
and a statue of him
seated and holding a Bible
is on that campus today?
Well, that is unless the Monarch
is tear it down because I
happened to mention it tonight.
That's possible.
Harvard students back in the day
were to adhere to very specific rules.
One of which was to read
scripture twice daily
and be ready to give an
account of proficiency
of their knowledge of the Bible.
The early motto of Harvard
was truth for Christ and the Church.
Wonder how many of those kids
know that and do that today?
Yale University's rules since 1787
included that and I quote,
"all scholars are required
to live a religious
"and blameless life according to the rules
"of God's word" in quote.
Princeton's flag to this very day
is actually translated
under the protection
of God she flourishes,
but since it's in Latin,
modern students don't know that,
so they haven't burned it yet,
but it wasn't just the schools
who recognized the importance
of the Judeo Christian teachings as vital
for this fledgling country.
In 1782, the continental Congress
actually printed Bibles to give
to the inhabitants of the United States.
John Jay, who by the way,
was the very first chief justice
of the Supreme Court of the United States
and one of the authors
of the Federalist papers
wrote this in 1816, quote,
"Providence has given to our people
"the choice of their rulers,
"and it is the duty as
well as the privilege
"and interest of
"our Christian nation to select
"and prefer Christians for
their rulers", in quote.
Can you imagine a Supreme court justice
making such a statement today?
Look, I've just been in
Washington DC this week
for the acceptance
speech for the president
and quite frankly I was reminded
that virtually all of our
national monuments reference
our nation's dependence on God.
Maybe that's why the radicals
want to destroy them,
but America can't be understood
apart from understanding
the role that God's divine intervention
has in our creation as a country.
It, along with capitalism
and our constitution
really are the three Cs
that made America great.
And it's why I know,
I know that you're going to
love my new book for yourself,
as well as share with
your skeptical friends
and family members.
And remember if you have someone
who thinks America stinks
and you really wanna
see their heads explode,
get them this book, and then
just step back and watch,
watch it happen, it will.
(audience applauds)
Thanks so much for watching
and I hope you enjoy that video.
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If you didn't like it,
you got to find a Ben Shapiro video
to detox you with more facts.
(audience laughs)
