George Washington (Revolutionary War General, Founder, First President of the United States) Here is quite possibly the American icon; the man who helped set the stage for how our government would run. So what was his worldview? Barry Schwartz writes: The father of this country was very private about his beliefs, but it is widely considered that he [...]
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The Founders’ Foundation: Part 3 – John Adams
Posted in Christianity, Government, tagged Christianity, F.A. Van Der Kemp, Jesus, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson on December 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
John Adams (Founder, First Vice President, Second President of the United States) I continue in the series examining quotations of our Founding Fathers as to whether they supported or denounced biblical Christianity. Next up at bat: John Adams. His first “berating” of Christianity comes from a letter dated 1816: As I understand the Christian religion, [...]
The Founders’ Foundation: Part 2 – James Madison
Posted in Christianity, James Madison, tagged Christianity, James Madison on December 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
James Madison (Founding Father, “Father of the Constitution”, Federalist author, Fourth President of the United States) Our first heretical quotation from Big Jim is: Experience witnesseth that ecclesiastical establishments, instead of maintaining the purity and efficacy of religion, have had a contrary operation. During almost fifteen centuries has the legal establishment of Christianity been on [...]
The Founders’ Foundation: Part 1 – Thomas Paine and “The Age of Reason”
Posted in Christianity, Thomas Paine, tagged Age of Reason, Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Adams, Thomas Paine on December 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Jason Febery (jasonfebery.wordpress.com), a friend and student at the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign), responded to a recent blog of mine, “‘Even Finer’ Comes Across a Little Fuzzy”. “Fuzzy” demonstrates that Thomas Jefferson, though probably not a Christian, certainly wasn’t an enemy of Christianity; actually he was disposed towards it. My blog then asks, “So where’s [...]
Examining The “Finer” Things
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Jesus, Thomas Jefferson, Wallbuilders on December 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Regarding the Founders and their religious views, Carlos De La Rosa’s blog titled “The Finer Brush” stated: …there were a variety of views, values, and ideals at work when “the country was set up.” The problem with this statement is that it lacks definition. It may be true that the Founders had varied views, values and [...]
The Crescendo
Posted in Government, Health Care, Uncategorized, tagged Constitution, Founding Fathers, Healthcare on December 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
…our Constitution doesn’t allow for our current (or any) healthcare reform bill. I beseech your patience and willingness to hear me out.
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