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Grant Beckwith on the Christian underpinnings of the US Declaration of Independence

Have you ever heard the "Bullet-Proof Washington" story? Known about the spiritual epiphany of young John Adams? If not, you're not alone; they're omitted from nearly all school texts today even though they once were common knowledge.


Grant Beckwith (right) at a recent flag raising ceremony

If you've missed out on those stories, like I had, if you've wondered where the idea of "separation of church and state" came from, or wondered what the writers of the Declaration of Independence really meant when they speak of "the God of Nature," then you'll enjoy this interview with lawyer and educator Grant Beckwith, currently the principal of American Heritage School in American Fork, UT.

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