In God We Don't Trust

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David Bercot. Here is the compelling narrative of the founding of America, told from a perspective that few people have ever heard. That perspective is the kingdom of God. America’s currency declares, “In God We Trust.” But did the American colonists truly trust in God in the founding of the United States?

For example, the Scriptures tell us, “The authorities that exist are appointed by God. Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God. . . . Render therefor to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due: (Rom. 13). Yet, the American colonists refused to pay their taxes, and they rebelled against their government. Was that right?

The American colonists had many admirable traits, and they established a wonderful country. This is not an anti-American book. It is a pro-kingdom book. Bercot firmly believes that Jesus and His kingdom must have our ultimate allegiance. An in the pages of In God We Don’t Trust , Bercot shows how the colonists repeatedly failed to do things God’s way. This was true in their treatment of the Indians, in trafficking slaves, in building economies on tobacco and rum, in smuggling, and in refusing to pay their taxes. In short, the colonists lacked the faith to believe that if they did things God’s way, everything would work out for the best.

The product of nine years of research, In God We Don’t Trust challenges much of what most of us learned in school about the founding of America and the American Revolution. Bercot’s well-documented findings will surprise many people. At the same time, this timely work will strengthen the convictions of Christians who take seriously the teachings of Jesus.
320 pp. Paper.

Heartbeat of the Remnant magazine says this about this book: “The battle is not merely the correct historical facts. The battle is about how you and your children view the mixture between faith and politics. And David Bercot is asking to get himself tarred and feathered. He is adamant: The United States of America was not built on trust in God.” Read the entire review.

From The Mennonite Weekly Review: “Author and attorney David Bercot is the thorough type. When he grew curious about theology, he set out to read all the works of Christians who lived in the first centuries after Christ’s death. He wound up writing Will the Real Heretics Please Stand Up. That emphasis on primary sources led him to write several other books and eventually to become an Anabaptist. Bercot applied his brand of rigor both to his speaking engagements and his children’s homeschooling. It was only a matter of time before the two connected. When the U.S. history textbooks he used came to the colonial era and the American Revolution, Bercot was troubled. He felt they glorified war and promoted the idea that it was God’s purpose for Europeans to kill America’s native people and take their land, refuse to pay taxes and use violence to gain independence.”