🏛️ Politics Live Why did the nation’s founders suddenly fear a godless republic? (RNS) — The founders' belief about religion and government changed fast — mostly because of what was happening overseas. RE Religion News Service 31 Jul 2026 8 days ago 1 min read Religion News Service — 31 July 2026 Text: A− A+ 35 0 0 🎙️ Listen 🌐 Translate 🌐 Translate: 🇬🇧 EN 🇸🇦 AR 🇵🇰 UR 🇮🇳 HI 🇫🇷 FR 🇪🇸 ES 🇩🇪 DE 🇹🇷 TR 🇨🇳 ZH 🇷🇺 RU 🇧🇷 PT ✕ 🎙️ AI Podcast — Two-Host Discussion Why did the nation’s founders suddenly fear a godless republic? Kokoro TTS · ~5 min episode · American English voices ✕ 🎤 Voice Selection▼ tap to expand Choose voices for Host A and Host B. Changes take effect on next play. Host A 🟥 Adam (Deep, warm) Michael (Clear, confident) Fenrir (Rich, authoritative) Puck (Bright, energetic) Echo (Smooth, professional) Eric (Friendly, natural) Onyx (Strong, broadcast) Liam (Youthful, conversational) Bella (Warm, expressive) Sarah (Clear, trustworthy) Aoede (Melodic, engaging) Sky (Bright, energetic) Nova (Modern, crisp) George (Classic BBC) Lewis (Refined, calm) Daniel (Polished, clear) Emma (Warm, articulate) Alice (Bright, professional) Lily (Gentle, natural) Alejandro (M, clear) Dora (F, warm) Siwis (F, expressive) Alpha (F, clear) Gongitsune (F, natural) Kumo (M, deep) Xiaobei (F, bright) Yunyang (M, warm) Alpha (F, natural) Omega (M, clear) Sara (F, expressive) Nicola (M, rich) Dora (F, warm) Alex (M, clear) Host B 🟦 Sarah (Clear, trustworthy) Bella (Warm, expressive) Aoede (Melodic, engaging) Sky (Bright, energetic) Nova (Modern, crisp) Adam (Deep, warm) Michael (Clear, confident) Puck (Bright, energetic) Echo (Smooth, professional) Eric (Friendly, natural) Emma (Warm, articulate) Alice (Bright, professional) Lily (Gentle, natural) George (Classic BBC) Lewis (Refined, calm) Dora (F, warm) Alejandro (M, clear) Siwis (F, expressive) Nezuko (F, bright) Tebukuro (F, calm) Kumo (M, deep) Yunxi (F, energetic) Yunyang (M, warm) Omega (M, clear) Alpha (F, natural) Nicola (M, rich) Sara (F, expressive) Alex (M, clear) Dora (F, warm) 🎙️ Regenerate with Selected Voices A Now Speaking — Generating podcast… Synthesising speech — will play automatically when ready… ▶ 0:00 / 0:00 1× (RNS) — The founders' belief about religion and government changed fast — mostly because of what was happening overseas. Read Full Story at Religion News Service → Advertisement Why nations founders suddenly fear godless republic ticker:GE React: 🔥0 😮0 😢0 😡0 ❤️0 🤔0 Read original story at Religion News Service Sources Religion News Service Sponsored Related Stories 🏛️ Politics Panetta on Iran war: US ‘in deep trouble’ The Hill · 15 days ago 🏛️ Politics Trump presses Thune to keep Senate in session until SAVE America Act passes The Hill · 12 days ago 🏛️ Politics Trump says ‘it’s time’ for Saudi Arabia to normalise ties with Israel Al Jazeera · 14 days ago 🏛️ Politics Trump endorses F-35 sale to Turkey amid Netanyahu's security concerns Al Jazeera · 11 days ago 🏛️ Politics St. Louis Democratic House primary exposes party rifts over Israel NPR Politics · 15 days ago 🏛️ Politics A ship linked to China’s military sailed from Baltimore. That should worry US workers. The Hill · 15 days ago