Wallbuilders Live! With David Barton & Rick Green

Spiritual Heritage Toursprovidencefoundation.comThe American Revolution didn't begin with a spontaneous uprising—it started with pastors who spent years teaching biblical principles of liberty. When the "shot heard round the world" rang out on April 19, 1775, it happened on the church lawn of Reverend Jonas Clark, whose congregation had been spiritually prepared for that pivotal moment.Walking the hallowed ground of Lexington Green takes on profound meaning when you understand that Captain Parker and his militia weren't just angry colonists—they were church members who had been drilled after Sunday services by their deacon. Their pastor had prepared them through years of sermons on just resistance to tyranny, drawing from theological traditions like St. Augustine's just war theory.This connection between faith and liberty forms the backbone of American independence. Colonial pastors preached sermons with titles like "A Defense of War in a Just Cause is Sinless Before God," p