The Rise of the Black Regiment

Of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, a full third held Theology degrees. The words and ministry of these men provided such moral courage to the Revolution that our English opponents referred to pastors as "The Black Regiment." David Barton describes those pastors as the most influential people in the community.
What would America look like if pastors returned to the position of influence that their predecessors once held? What if pastors were the chief educators, the intellectual leaders, the moral backbone of a community? A few years ago, a Jackson Citizen Patriot article lamented the lack of leadership in Jackson county like the industrial and political barons of the past. I propose the rise of a new black regiment...