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A good portion of the founders were Deist, some of them were Atheist, some were Christian. The principles upon which this country were founded are common among several of the world's religions, and are more aligned with general philosophical thought than any specific religion.
"God who gave us life gave us liberty. And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the Gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath? Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that His justice cannot sleep forever." Thomas Jefferson, 1781, Query XVIII of his Notes on that State of Virginia.
A good portion of the founders were Deist, some of them were Atheist, some were Christian. The principles upon which this country were founded are common among several of the world's religions, and are more aligned with general philosophical thought than any specific religion.
What does that have to do with anything?"God who gave us life gave us liberty. And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the Gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath? Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that His justice cannot sleep forever." Thomas Jefferson, 1781, Query XVIII of his Notes on that State of Virginia.
Is that a law? Is it in the Constitution? Was Jefferson even there for the creating of the Constitution?
That's neither here nor there. Whether they were correct or not in their pursuit of their religion, the fact remains...
they structured it upon Chrsitian tenets.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. "
A good portion of the founders were Deist, some of them were Atheist, some were Christian. The principles upon which this country were founded are common among several of the world's religions, and are more aligned with general philosophical thought than any specific religion.
Let's not forget that James Madison, considered the Father of the Constitution, was a HUGE Enlightenment follower and brought lots of Enlightment essays and tracts to the Constitutional Convention.
And many of the Framers were also Freemasons....a lot was worked into the Constitution...and earlier the Dec of Ind that was first Freemason ideas...such as that all men are created equal.
That's neither here nor there. Whether they were correct or not in their pursuit of their religion, the fact remains...
they structured it upon Chrsitian tenets.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,
that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. "
A good portion of the founders were Deist, some of them were Atheist, some were Christian. The principles upon which this country were founded are common among several of the world's religions, and are more aligned with general philosophical thought than any specific religion.
Let's not forget that James Madison, considered the Father of the Constitution, was a HUGE Enlightenment follower and brought lots of Enlightment essays and tracts to the Constitutional Convention.
And many of the Framers were also Freemasons....a lot was worked into the Constitution...and earlier the Dec of Ind that was first Freemason ideas...such as that all men are created equal.
So have we switched subjects?
Cuz the thread is about whether or not Christian tenets were employed in the structuring of this country.
The quotes above prove they were.
So now are we talking about the Constititution? Or are we talking about what faiths the FF were? Because, as I'm sure you know, those are completely different subjects.