This episode debunks the myth that Revolutionary pastors were the true commanders of 1776, showing instead how founders used the pulpit as a mass‑communication tool and how clergy were enlisted as political broadcasters.

It draws lines to modern Christian nationalism — from a pastor preaching with an AR‑15 to the political weaponization of religion — and explains how that alliance backfired by 1800, offering a caution about mixing faith with state power.