Video Review - The True Christian History of America

This will be a review of the documentary video, The True Christian History of America. 

ABSTRACT

A number of years ago, I was teaching a jiu-jitsu class. Two students had a conversation that eventually led to a discussion of the founding of America. One participant suggested that virtually all of the Founding Fathers were Christian. The other student said that most were not. Of course, they each gave their rationale, and eventually the conversation was steered (by me) back to the topics of martial arts. 

Naturally I researched the argument, as I had always been under the impression that the majority of the Founding Fathers were Christian. And certainly that is the case. A few were "Deists" - which the one student called "Agnostic." Certainly, the men of the day were familiar with deism, as well as most of them being Christian. Not entirely different than people today. 

DISCLOSURE

For posterity and full disclosure, I received a free copy of the DVD from the writer and producer, Christian Pinto. Mr. Pinto was a (fully paid) participant in the American Rifleman class I taught this past July, 2020. I requested  and received permission to blog my review - without any prescreening of my opinions or comments by Mr. Pinto. He felt that my penchant for American History - particularly that of the US Revolutionary War - would make me a prime candidate to review the documentary. 

REVIEW

This video is shot documentary style. The production quality is outstanding and is easily on par with a documentary one might view on the History channel or similar. The narration is clear, and the images and accompanying video is pertinent to the discussion at hand. Indeed, I had to remind myself several times that I was watching a video, and not an actual channel. Particularly when it was time for a commercial break, and I needed to go to the restroom. 

This leads to my only criticism - and it is not a real criticism. A way to purchase the video directly online (digital copy) would be great. 

This video is long, and that is not a criticism. It is advertised to be 150 minutes long. I didn't put a stopwatch on it, but that is a reasonable approximation. Many people will not sit still that long for anything that doesn't have the word "Avengers" in it. However, it would honestly be impossible to adequately cover the material in less time. The documentary has chapters and one can make use of those if viewing will require multiple sessions. 

Just like proper marksmanship takes a bit of time, so does a thorough understanding of history. 

Without letting the proverbial "cat out of the bag," this film shows where the concepts of the Republic came from. Going back to the Magna Carta and even before that. Indeed, the documentary points out that freedom, and fighting tyranny, are Christian principles. I went to a Christian school, and most of the ties of liberty with Christianity were previously unbeknownst to me. Probably because few school systems like to teach of liberty... and fewer still like to teach of Christianity. 

"Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword."

- Jesus Christ, Matthew 10:34, KJV

SUMMARY

Overall, I must give this documentary 4.9 stars out of 5. I like documentaries, and this is one of the better ones I've had the pleasure to view. It would be $24.95 well spent. 

Aftermath II

The election is over. 

The Press is proclaiming Joe Biden as the winner. 

But, there is a problem. 

Widespread and well-substantiated allegations of fraudulent ballots and incorrect counts are to be had. All in key battleground states. Court battles are afoot. How will it end? Time will tell. 

Still, I stand by my statement that Trump won or Biden cheated. 

Trump legitimately garnered 73 million votes. That's 10 million more than he earned in his election in 2016. For comparison, Obama secured 4 million fewer votes when he was re-elected than when he was first elected. Speaking of which, if you really believe Joe Biden secured 77 million legitimate votes - more than anyone in history - I've got some oceanfront property here in Tennessee to sell you. 

Speaking of improbable numbers - check out this link. It is an in-depth investigation into the improbability of the numbers we are getting fed. Most notably - 1 million votes in PA for Trump being "lost." Also, numbers in tight states being switched at a predictable rate to cause an apparent Trump loss. 

In the end, if the entire Deep State wins the court battles, and they may, then you know we have lost our Republic. Their claims to want to let "democracy" determine things is but another lie. 

If Trump loses, then one of two things will be true:

1. We will never elect another Republican president in my lifetime (and the Republic will fall into full-blown socialism and collapse). 

OR

2. Republicans will have to resort to similar cheating tactics to "win." At this point, the Republic is equally lost. The nature of which will just be slightly different. 

Aftermath

 For those living in a cave, the US Presidential election was held last night. 

Summary: I *think* Trump won. He was ahead in 5 key states where, in an unprecedented series of events, officials have stopped counting votes. Mostly, in those states, Trump was ahead by a margin that suggested it would take a miracle for Biden to win. That "miracle," I believe, may come in the form of Democrat shenanigans. 

It would have been better if Trump had secured the 320 electoral votes I thought he might. However, as I was once reminded by my friend, "Lefty," this nation does not value freedom. The majority vote for a living while myself and others in the minority work for a living. 

That it is/was this close, despite the overwhelming onslaught by the #FakeNews for the past 4 years, phony impeachment, lies, distortions, and censorship, is still telling. There is a glimmer of hope. And our propagandist "news" outlets and public education system will likely destroy what is left of the majority (if it even still exists) of freedom loving patriots, should we prevail. 

Scrolling through social media, I saw the following statement:
"We have to bring this Country back together, solidify our rights, and continue to fight the socialists."

The person who wrote this statement probably missed the duplicity in their statement, and for that, I do not fault them. "Bringing the country back together" and "fight the socialists" are mutually exclusive concepts. We cannot do both. We have too many people in this country that love their socialism: that is why we cannot be brought back together. 

Today, on the 2nd anniversary of my father's passing, I am saddened. Of course, I miss my dad, and I am sad for that. I also am sad for the loss of our once great Constitutional Republic. Whether the loss is solidified in the next few day or not, it will most certainly happen in four more years. And there will be no way to vote ourselves out of that.