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The founded "by, for and of" would be wrong. Most of the Founding Fathers were thiests, yes, but not Christians in any way that Christians today would

Posted by TWuG Jun 4 '09, 14:40

Jefferson was probably an Athiest. He certainly enjoyed taking the editing pen to the Bible and was interested in other religions, including Islam.

They were men of faith, mostly, but calling them Christians is a big stretch.

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- The thing is that people, now, don't seem to realize the seperation of church and state was in ther because of what the Founding Fathers knew... - the liioulu with coach bag Jun 4, 14:50 1
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- And what they came her to avoid was the oppression by the English Church. But, apparently, instituting the very same system here wouldn't lead to the - TWuG Jun 4, 14:47 5
  - Which is why there's no Church of the United States of America... - Stephen Jun 4, 14:50 3
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      - So when he said "we are no longer a Christian nation..." he was saying that at one time we were? -- nm - Stephen Jun 4, 14:54
    - This country has a *religous* history. To say more, or less, misunderstands our origins. -- nm - TWuG Jun 4, 14:52
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The founded "by, for and of" would be wrong. Most of the Founding Fathers were thiests, yes, but not Christians in any way that Christians today would

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