I never knew this about the American Revolution...

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In today’s episode, Becket Cook sits down with New York Times bestselling author Eric Metaxas to discuss his powerful new book "Revolution: The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the World." Timed with America’s 250th anniversary, Metaxas reveals why the American Revolution stands alone in history—rooted in the biblical conviction that the colonists rejected an earthly king to look directly to God—and unpacks lesser-known details from John Adams’ 1761 courtroom flashpoint with James Otis Jr. and the Writs of Assistance, through the Stamp Act, Samuel Adams as the true “Father of the Revolution,” Patrick Henry’s bold defiance, the killing of 11-year-old Christopher Seider, George Whitefield’s Great Awakening influence, the Boston Tea Party, Thomas Paine’s "Common Sense," and the real timeline of the Declaration of Independence.

Metaxas also dismantles myths (George Washington was no deist), celebrates heroes like John Hancock and Joseph Warren, and explains why every American must reclaim this God-centered founding story to preserve liberty for the next 250 years. A must-watch conversation on the American Revolution, Founding Fathers, and the birth of the greatest nation in world history.

Eric Metaxas' Book: https://a.co/d/096YYNsB

Timestamps:
5:00 – Why the French Revolution is a “bitter, tragic joke” by comparison
8:24 – The real starting point of the Revolution
22:44 – Eric demolishes the myth that George Washington was a deist
26:15 – The hilarious origin story of “Champagne Charlie” and the Townshend Acts