Sons of Liberty Radio, July 3, 2026

SONS of LIBERTY Radio with Bradlee Dean The Unsung Heroes Of The Revolution: The Black Robed Regiment When Pulpits Became Patriots: The Forgotten Fire of the Black Robed Regiment Summary A Revolutionary Memory Rooted in the Pulpit The episode frames America's founding through a strongly Christian historical lens, opening with quotations attributed to Alexis de Tocqueville, Charles Finney, Bishop Charles Galloway, B.F. Morris, and Alice Baldwin. The host argues that the moral courage of America's early clergy helped shape the nation's revolutionary spirit and that the pulpit played a central role in forming the convictions that supported independence. The Black Robed Regiment as Unsung Heroes Bradlee Dean presents the Black Robed Regiment as the forgotten spiritual backbone of the American Revolution. He contrasts the courage, boldness, and public engagement of Revolutionary-era ministers with what he sees as modern pulpit weakness, arguing that pastors once helped confront tyranny and should again speak directly into moral and political disorder. America's Founders and the Question of Faith A major portion of the program challenges the claim that America's founders were Deists in the modern secular sense. The host focuses especially on George Washington, citing Washington's public religious language, church affiliations among Constitutional Convention delegates, and stories from the French and Indian War to argue that America's founding generation operated within a Christian worldview. Independence Day Beyond Taxation The episode argues that modern Americans have been taught an incomplete version of the Declaration of Independence. Dean emphasizes that taxation without representation was only one grievance and claims that abuses of representative, military, judicial, and religious liberty were more central to the founding struggle than most people understand. Warnings About Global Power and Public Blindness Through audio clips and commentary, the host warns listeners about political elites, global governance language, and what he calls a "new world order" agenda. He argues that Americans often dismiss conspiracies until they become obvious, and he urges vigilance during national holidays when he believes political actors may quietly undermine liberty. A Call for Courageous Christian Action The program closes by returning to the theme of responsibility. Dean tells a personal story about Dr. D. James Kennedy and uses it to challenge churches and Christians to move from passive complaint to public action. The final message is that honoring the Fourth of July means more than celebration; it means obedience, courage, and a willingness to preserve liberty for future generations.