Fortenberry on the Deeper Waters Podcast

In recognition of the Fourth of July, I was invited to discuss the faith of our founders on the Deeper Waters podcast.  The audio from the podcast is now available online, and I would like to invite all my readers to listen to it.  It was a two hour broadcast, so we were able to cover a lot of topics.  I've included a mostly accurate rundown of topics below if you want to jump to a few in particular.

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TIMELINE:

Why study the founders? 4:00
     Original intent

What is a Deist? 10:00

Was Jefferson a Deist? 10:45

Was Jefferson a Christian? 11:40

What about the Jefferson Bible? 12:30

Did the founders believe in miracles? 14:00

Was the God of the founders the Christian God? 17:00

Was Franklin a Deist? 18:20

What about Thomas Paine? 29:30

Were the Founders orthodox?  35:00

Religious tests and the importance of believing in God 37:00

The basis of the Revolution 41:00

Separation of Church and State 42:15
    What is an establishment of religion?  43:00
    The wall of separation 46:45
    Baptist origins 55:00

Enlightenment vs. Christian influences on the founders 56:45

The Treaty of Tripoli 1:02:45

The Laws of Nature and Nature's God 1:10:30

The republican government of ancient Israel 1:15:00

Did the founders follow the ideas of ancient Greece? 1:25:30

Benjamin Franklin's view of Jesus Christ 1:32:00

Difference between Fortenberry and Barton 1:35:00

The Bible and education 1:37:30

When did America start leaving her Christian foundations? 1:39:00

Is America still the greatest nation on earth? 1:42:00

How can we change America? 1:45:00

What can one person do? 1:46:45

Why should Christians run for public office? 1:50:00

Should we be careful not to offend others with our beliefs? 1:53:00

Why would God judge America? 1:54:15

Is there hope that America could be great again? 1:55:15

What advice would you give to American Christians? 1:57:00