Like it or not there are a great deal of churches that do hold a strong historical value in America and in ways that weren’t faith based.

Several meetings were held in churches in regards to the events that led to our revolutionary war.
There are numerous churches that were vital to the success of the Underground Railroad as well as where historical speeches were made during the civil rights movement.

So we let our bias get in the way of history or we can just appreciate the fact that at least during certain times in our history the church actually did something.