i believe that the use of the words new american is a sort of a code that suggests that marco is essentially a front for the john birch society (that is, the koch brothers). whenever you see those words together, you should be a little wary.

examples:

center for a new american security
project for a new american century

...and, of course, the new american magazine, itself.

the religious thing has been a front from the beginning. that's the actual history lesson. those guys were all deists. and, marco's master is likewise not his god but his handlers.