The Covenant Stands: Defending the Christian Foundation of the Republic
By Ronald P. Bouchard Jr.
A Christian Nation by Covenant, Not Opinion
It is an irrefutable, immutable, and undeniable truth: this nation was established as a Christian nation—not merely influenced by Christian values, but explicitly founded upon the Protestant Christian faith as its legal and moral cornerstone. Every founding charter, colonial compact, and early state constitution testifies in unbroken agreement. The Mayflower Compact pledged allegiance ‘for the Glory of God and advancement of the Christian Faith.’ The Charter of Massachusetts Bay extended liberty of conscience ‘to all Christians, except Papists,’ confirming its Protestant character. The Massachusetts Constitution, Part I, Articles II and III, charged the legislature to support the public worship of God and the instruction of Christian religion, declaring that the happiness and good order of the people depend upon piety, religion, and morality. This was no cultural accident; it was deliberate, lawful design. To assert otherwise is to deny history, reject law, and rebel against the constitutional order entrusted to us by the Founders. Therefore, no court, no legislature, no authority holds lawful power to sever this Republic from its Christian foundation.


Let it also be clearly understood, the People of these United States, under the laws of nature and nature’s God, secured religious liberty as an unalienable right of conscience. Every man is free to worship the Almighty according to the dictates of his soul. Yet liberty of conscience is not license to alter, subvert, or overthrow the moral and legal order established by covenant. Our public institutions, laws, education, and governance are not neutral vessels to be filled by every creed. They are the lawful outworking of a covenant made by our forefathers, grounded in Protestant Christianity as the moral foundation of a republican form of government. To inject into the public square doctrines hostile to that foundation is not liberty; it is unlawful usurpation and a breach of the covenant upon which our liberties depend.
The Historical Record Cannot Be Denied
This covenant is not a matter of opinion but of legal and historical record, sealed in the charters and compacts by which our governments were formed. The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut were framed ‘to maintain and preserve the liberty and purity of the gospel of our Lord Jesus.’ The Declaration of Independence appeals to ‘the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God.’ The Supreme Court declared in Church of the Holy Trinity v. United States (1892) that ‘this is a Christian nation.’ These are not isolated phrases; they are the legal expression of a people who deliberately established governance upon Protestant Christian faith. Denying this is denying the plain meaning of their words, the intent of their actions, and the covenant they bequeathed to their posterity.

Article IV, Section 4: The Guarantee of a Republican Form of Government
This obligation under Article IV, Section 4 extends beyond mere structural forms of government; it demands the preservation of the moral and religious foundation that defines a republican form. It forbids the rise of systems that substitute foreign, arbitrary, or sectarian law in place of the common law and natural law rooted in Christian moral order. Therefore, no state possesses lawful authority to establish, recognize, or enforce systems of law such as Sharia, which are repugnant to the Constitution, incompatible with a republican form of government, and utterly opposed to the Christian foundation of American law. It must be understood: the guarantee of a republican form of government does not tolerate the rise of parallel legal systems under the guise of religious freedom. It protects religious liberty in private conscience and worship, but it forbids the imposition of any religious code into public law and governance that contradicts the foundational covenant of Protestant Christianity. Whether in Texas, Michigan, or any other state, the attempt to accommodate or institutionalize Sharia law, or any foreign law contrary to this foundation, is not an expression of pluralism, it is an act of rebellion against the Constitution itself.Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.
Ignorance or Rebellion: No Third Option
Let it be plainly stated, there are only two possible explanations for those who seek to sever our institutions from their Christian foundation, to introduce foreign systems of law, or to eradicate the moral order upon which a republican form of government depends. Either they act from ignorance, a lamentable ignorance of our history, our laws, and the covenant that established this nation, or they act from malice, knowingly attempting to overthrow, subvert, or dissolve the lawful order entrusted to them. The former is no defense, for ignorance of the law excuses no man; the latter is far worse, for it is not mere error but open rebellion, a betrayal of trust, an act of treason against the People and against the constitutional covenant itself.


Tyranny from the Bench
This betrayal is nowhere more evident than in the modern courts, where magistrates declare from the bench: ‘I don’t want to hear about your sovereignty; I don’t want to hear about your Constitution in this courtroom; your rights don’t matter here, I am the law.’ With these words, they reveal their true allegiance: not to the People, not to the Constitution, not to the immutable law of God, but to their own arbitrary will and the counterfeit systems of control erected by statutes, codes, and administrative decrees. Such declarations are not mere errors of judgment; they are direct assaults upon the covenantal foundation of our Republic. They are acts of rebellion, insurrection, and treason against the lawful order entrusted to them. For when the judge places himself above the law, he ceases to be a judge and becomes a tyrant. And tyranny under the color of law is the most dangerous tyranny of all.
The Lies They Tell—and the Truth That Stands
The government will tell you: ‘We were founded as a secular nation. The Constitution requires separation of church and state. Religious neutrality is the law of the land.’ But this is a lie. The founding documents themselves refute it. The Massachusetts Constitution explicitly commands the legislature to support the public worship of God and the instruction of Christian religion. The colonial charters invoke the advancement of the Christian faith as their very purpose. The Declaration of Independence appeals to the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God. The Supreme Court itself declared in Church of the Holy Trinity v. United States (1892) that ‘this is a Christian nation.’
The government will tell you: ‘Religious freedom means equal standing for all religions.’ But this too is a lie. Religious freedom, as secured by the founding generation, was liberty of conscience within the bounds of a Christian moral order. It was never a license to overthrow that order or inject foreign law into public institutions. Liberty of conscience meant no man would be coerced in worship; it never meant the public square would be emptied of its Christian foundation.
The government will tell you: ‘The founders were deists. They didn’t intend a Christian nation.’ Another lie. While a few held deist sympathies, the overwhelming majority were Protestant Christians who governed, legislated, and judged under Christian moral principles. They read Scripture as law. They cited the Bible in their legal arguments. They established schools to teach Christian doctrine. The proof is written in their charters, constitutions, and personal correspondence.
The government will tell you: ‘Pluralism is our strength.’ But history shows the opposite. A house divided against itself cannot stand. Our unity, our liberty, our law were forged upon a shared Christian moral order. Pluralism, elevated above truth, is not strength—it is the seed of dissolution. And this dissolution seeps into every level of governance: it infects their statutes, their codes, their administrative rules, their procedural labyrinths, their judicial doctrines. Every law, regulation, or procedure that departs from the immutable moral law of God, from the Christian foundation of our Republic, is a foreign imposition, an unlawful substitute, a betrayal of the covenant. It is not law at all, but a counterfeit erected to enslave the People under arbitrary power masquerading as authority.
The Theft of Knowledge Was No Accident
Let every man and woman ask themselves plainly, why has the government withheld the truth of our Christian foundation? Why are the charters of our colonies, the constitutional declarations of our states, and the covenantal law of our Republic omitted from their education? Why is the Constitution scarcely taught, and when taught, stripped of its Christian character? It is not ignorance, it is intent. For a government that seeks to rule without accountability must first sever the People from the source of their authority. A people ignorant of their foundation cannot defend it; a people stripped of knowledge cannot exercise the lawful power entrusted to them.
Therefore, the duty to learn falls not upon officials, but upon the People themselves. It is the solemn responsibility of every free man and woman to study, to search, and to reclaim the knowledge of the covenant that grants them liberty. For as long as they remain unaware, they will remain bound under systems that deny their heritage and oppress their rights. Liberty cannot survive in ignorance. The laws of liberty demand knowledge, demand vigilance, demand remembrance. And a people who will not learn what belongs to them will lose it to those eager to rule them without law.
The Hour of Decision
We stand now at a precipice. The present case before the Supreme Court, and the broader abandonment of our Christian foundation, are not isolated events; they are the fruit of a long and deliberate campaign to dismantle the covenantal order established by our forefathers. Each decision that strips public institutions of their Christian character, each law that denies the supremacy of God’s moral law, each doctrine that elevates pluralism over truth, is another blow against the pillars that uphold liberty itself.
The People must understand: when the foundation is destroyed, what can the righteous do? The answer is that they must rebuild it, reaffirm it, and defend it without compromise. The Supreme Court, and every governing authority, stands at a crossroads. To rule contrary to the founding covenant is to place the nation under judgment, for no authority on earth has the power to abrogate what God has ordained and what the People lawfully established under Him. This moment is not merely a legal question, it is a question of allegiance, of covenant, of survival.
Let no man say he was not warned. Let no judge, no legislator, no official claim ignorance. The covenant remains. The foundation stands. And every act that defies it, every law that contradicts it, every court that denies it, stores up judgment against itself. For God is not mocked, and the blessings of liberty are not preserved in rebellion.
“The Tide is Turning”
The People must remember who they are, and whose they are. They must reclaim the knowledge that was stolen from them, by design, by intent, by betrayal. They must teach their children the truth of their inheritance, the covenant sealed by their forefathers, the law of liberty written by the Creator Himself. And to those who would tear down the Christian foundation of this Republic, who would replace it with foreign codes, arbitrary power, and moral chaos, let it be known: you may succeed for a season. But the judgment of history, of the People, and of Almighty God will not be delayed forever. And as we are witnessing firsthand, the tide is turning.

About the Author:
Ron Bouchard is a Strategic Interventionist, Freedom Strategist, and leading expert in Constitutional and Fundamental Law. He is a dynamic speaker, trainer, and author, and co-founder of WeThePeople2.us, where he advances public education on history, common law, and the restoration of self-governance. Ron is known for his principled advocacy, deep historical insight, and unwavering commitment to natural rights and the sanctity of life. His work equips others with lawful and moral clarity in the face of modern overreach.