Faith and Freedom
- marie917society
- Feb 25
- 1 min read
Before there was a Constitution…
Before there was a Bill of Rights…
There was prayer.
In 1774, the First Continental Congress opened in prayer.
In 1789, after taking the oath of office, President George Washington walked to church at St. Paul’s Chapel to dedicate the new nation to God.
Faith was not hidden.
It was not silenced.
It was not confined to the private sphere.
The Founders understood something profound:
Freedom requires virtue.
Virtue requires moral truth.
And moral truth has roots.
Our Constitution does not establish a national church — but it absolutely protects the free exercise of religion. The Founders believed faith was essential to self-government. A free people must be guided by conscience, character, and conviction.
As President John Adams famously wrote, our Constitution was made “for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”
The public square was never meant to be faith-free.
It was meant to be faith-protected.
America is unique because belief is a choice. No one is forced. All are welcome. That freedom itself is rooted in the understanding that rights come not from government — but from our Creator.
This Sunday, we remember:
✔ Faith shaped our founding.
✔ Freedom protects our faith.
✔ And each generation must choose both.
As we approach the 250th Anniversary of America, may we reflect on the foundation that made liberty possible.
The Constitution
Read It.
Know It.
Carry It.
— The 917 Society, February 22, 2026 FACEBOOK Post
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