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Continental Congress approved First Amendment and national prayer day simultaneously in 1789

By Egleze Editorial Desk · Published July 3, 2026 · Louder with Crowder · Top 5 Myths About the Founding Fathers Debunked
Continental Congress approved First Amendment and national prayer day simultaneously in 1789
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Top 5 Myths About the Founding Fathers Debunked

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"The First Congress approved the First Amendment and a national day of prayer to Almighty God in the Jesus Christ contextual sense on the same day. The reason that matters is because They're trying to make you believe that they've caught something the rest of us have missed. The Founding Fathers didn't miss it."

The presenter argues that the First Congress approved both the First Amendment establishing separation of church and state and a national day of prayer on the same day in September 1789, suggesting the Founders never intended strict secular government. He claims this timing proves the Founders understood the implications and deliberately intended government acknowledgment of God while preventing establishment of a specific denomination. The 1983 Supreme Court case Marsh v. Chambers affirmed this interpretation.

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Top 5 Myths About the Founding Fathers Debunked
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