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What to the Christian Is the Fourth of July?

What to the Christian Is the Fourth of July?

Thursday, July 2, 2026
In 1852, Frederick Douglass was invited to deliver a speech at the annual Independence Day celebration in Rochester, New York. After escaping from slavery some 14 years earlier, Douglass became an abolitionist and a sought-after speaker in the United States and abroad.  As a Christian, Douglass filled his speeches with biblical allusions and often directly Read more... The post What to the Christian Is the Fourth of July? appeared first on Christianity Today.