In light of this week's 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, we interview Catholic scholar and historian Charles Coulombe. While he is a proud American patriot, he also argues that many elements of the American Founding were incompatible with Catholic teaching (including the justification for the Revolution itself). We consider some of these issues on this auspicious anniversary.

As much as we got into in this interview, there are many more issues yet to explore on this topic. Stay tuned for future interviews.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro: Charles Coulombe, America, Monarchy, and Patriotism

02:20 - Welcome, Prayer, and Opening Setup

07:48 - Demographics, Immigration, Abortion, and Paying the Price

18:08 - From 1492 to Jamestown: Colonization and the Protestant Revolt

24:41 - Stuarts, Cromwell, and the English Civil War in America

36:17 - Glorious Revolution, Oligarchy, and Parliamentary Sovereignty

59:03 - George III, World Wars, and the Road to Revolution

1:27:04 - Quebec Act, Catholic Emancipation, and Colonial Grievances

1:39:10 - Loyalists, Revolution, and the War for Independence

1:53:35 - Was the American Revolution Just?

2:14:56 - Patriotism, Civil Religion, and Loving America Honestly

2:45:25 - Foreign Policy, Woke America, and Final Reflections on Hope

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