The insistence that the U.S. is “one nation under God” stems from existential fear

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June 29, 2026 6:00AM (EDT)

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., addresses the House chamber of the the U.S. Capitol after winning the speakership on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

This article was originally published on The Conversation.