Why the United States is a Christian Nation

In Why the United States is a Christian Nation, Samuel Lang presents a historical and legal defense for the classification of the U.S. as a Christian nation, arguing that this identity is a “little known fact” suppressed by “powerful influences”. Drawing on 19th-century Supreme Court rulings—most notably the 1892 Trinity Church Case—Lang highlights judicial declarations that the American people are “a religious people” and that “the Christian religion is a part of the common law”. The book traces the nation’s spiritual lineage from Columbus to the Mayflower Compact, asserting that the first settlers established a “civil body politic” specifically for the “advancement of the Christian faith”. Lang concludes that American institutions, laws, and even public education were built upon a biblical foundation, warning that the country’s current “moral decay” is a direct result of moving away from these original Christian principles.