Newst Gingrich guides viewers in documentary examining God's place in America's heritage
A new documentary detailing the history of the United States from the first colony in Virginia through the Civil War focuses on the beliefs of the nation’s founders and the written documents that grant each citizen freedom of religion and the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
The film, “Rediscovering God in America II: Our Heritage,” is not a commentary on the Founding Fathers’ theology or lack thereof. It is an oral history using in the founders’ own words to describe how God played a role in America becoming a nation of religious liberty and tolerance.
The documentary is the second in a series of films produced by the conservative group, Citizens United. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and his wife Callista “guide” viewers along the historical route the nation has taken since the first Europeans settled here in 1607.
“It’s a story, which is in many ways, profoundly different than the secular version that is now authorized in the government schools,” Gingrich told CNSNews.com at the world premiere of the documentary last week on Capitol Hill.
“So much of American history is in one way or another involved in a relationship with God,” Gingrich said. “That it’s really almost impossible to have a purely secular history of the United States that has any meaning.”
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The film, “Rediscovering God in America II: Our Heritage,” is not a commentary on the Founding Fathers’ theology or lack thereof. It is an oral history using in the founders’ own words to describe how God played a role in America becoming a nation of religious liberty and tolerance.
The documentary is the second in a series of films produced by the conservative group, Citizens United. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and his wife Callista “guide” viewers along the historical route the nation has taken since the first Europeans settled here in 1607.
“It’s a story, which is in many ways, profoundly different than the secular version that is now authorized in the government schools,” Gingrich told CNSNews.com at the world premiere of the documentary last week on Capitol Hill.
“So much of American history is in one way or another involved in a relationship with God,” Gingrich said. “That it’s really almost impossible to have a purely secular history of the United States that has any meaning.”