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"Patrick Henry: 'It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians; not on religions, but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ," it reads.

But the paper asserted: “Let timid religionists learn that freedom is more than safe for truth and right. It is the very atmosphere in which they live and flourish.”

This theme of false religionists lying to despotic rulers runs throughout the Bible.

For if most religionists perform in ways that are unconsciously secular, as he observes, don’t many secularists behave in ways that are unconsciously religious?

Lane’s book will surely be requisite reading for historians who strive to give us a fuller perspective on the career and impact of this unusual American religionist.