A replica colonial-era village under construction in Washington County is aimed at stoking the fires of patriotism, increasing devotion to the U.S. Constitution and enshrining religion as the central focus of the American Revolution.
Dignitaries from Hurricane and United We Pledge joined conservative media personality Glenn Beck and others on July 2 to break ground for the village.
When it opens — scheduled for sometime around America’s 250th birthday on July 4, 2026 — Liberty Village plans to feature replicas of historical buildings, including Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, George Washington’s Mount Vernon home, and St. John’s Church in Richmond, Virginia, where Patrick Henry delivered his famous “Give me liberty or give me death” speech. Blacksmith, bakery, cooper, print and other shops will add to the project’s colonial ambiance.
Leavitt said Beck, Gallagher and D’Souza support the cause but are not officially part of United We Pledge, which he noted just became independent of Balance of Nature last March and is relatively new. United We Pledge is nondenominational. Its events have included participation and prayers from people of a wide array of faiths. However, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have prominent roles in developing its curriculum, which people can access by signing up for lessons on the nonprofit’s website.
Ballard is also the author of “The Washington Hypothesis,” “The Lincoln Hypothesis” and “The Pilgrim Hypothesis” — three books that purport to link prominent Americans and groups with LDS Church founder Joseph Smith, The Book of Mormon, Latter-day Saint temples and core church doctrines. Prominent Mormon folk artist and puzzle-maker Eric Dowdle is also enlisted in the effort.
A devout Latter-day Saint, Fox argues God’s role in America’s creation had little to do with the Founding Fathers kneeling in prayer or invoking God in speeches, but rather with Americans of vastly different backgrounds, personal agendas and political views coming together to somehow, against all odds, form the noblest and most successful experiment in the world.
“This movement to place God back into American life through a number of people who are arguing that we need to return to our Constitution is ironic because the word ‘God’ is not found in the Constitution,” he said. “So from the very start, this right-wing, evangelical push to resacralize America as God’s country is a historical myth.”
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