Holy Smoke: How Christianity Smothered the True American Dream
Rick Snedeker
Mar 2022 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Jonathan Yen
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The Dismantling of Church and State in America Since the first English Christian fundamentalists arrived in the 1600s on the shores of what would become the United States, Christianity has become increasingly embedded in the nation's social and cultural fabric. This is completely contrary to the Founding Fathers' original vision of America; it was designed by them to be a secular democratic republic built on evidence-based Enlightenment values, emphatically not religious faith. Indeed, the Founders purposefully intended that a high, strong "wall of separation" keep church and state apart in the new nation, while allowing individual religious freedom untrammeled by government-and vice versa. But Christians with theocratic dreams keep trying to breach the wall. Through their efforts, God is now in evidence everywhere in the country-on our money, in our schools, even in high-level-government officials' speeches. Freedom of-and from-religion is the American promise to all its people whatever their belief-or disbelief. This is how the Founding Fathers wanted it to be, not the undemocratic theocracy zealous evangelicals are trying to force on American society.
About the author
Rick Snedeker was born in Rockville Centre, New York, in 1950, but grew up in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, the headquarters of the Arabian American Oil Co. (Aramco). Snedeker, a journalist and public relations professional during his career, retired in 2011 and now has plenty of time to write every day.
Jonathan Yen was inspired by the Golden Age of Radio, and he's carried that inspiration through to commercial work, voice acting, and stage productions. From vintage Howard Fast science fiction to naturalist Paul Rosolie's true adventures in the Amazon, Jonathan loves to tell a good story.
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