If you watch the news on television, read the editorials in the newspapers, or listen to most of today’s politicians, you will get several points. I wanted to share those points with you and what I found with my research:
1. That this country is a melting pot of ideas, people and religions. True, but as with ideas and people, not all religions are good…just protected.
2. That our founding fathers believed in the separation of church and state. True, but not for the reason you may think.
3. That the founding fathers were not Christians at all, but deists who did not believe the Bible to be true. False and let me present just a few of the most popular founders and their statements as evidence.
John Adams
On April 18, 1775, he, John Hancock, and others were ordered by a British soldier to disperse in the name of George, the Sovereign King of England. Adams replied: We recognize no sovereign but God, and no king but Jesus! In a letter to Thomas Jefferson dated June 28, 1813, he said: The general principles on which the fathers achieved independence were the general principles of Christianity.
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He was also a staunch Christian. In The Rights of the Colonists, which he wrote in 1772, he said: The right of liberty being a gift from the Almighty…The rights of the colonists as Christians…can best be understood by carefully reading and studying the institutions of the Great Ruler and Head of the Christian Church, which are clearly written and promulgated in the New Testament.
After signing the Declaration of Independence, he proclaimed: We have this day restored the Sovereign to Whom all men must be obedient. He reigns in heaven and from sunrise to sunset, he reigns over him.
In his February 1795 proclamation for a day of public fasting, humiliation, and prayer, then-Governor Adams said: That with true repentance and contrition of heart, let us together beseech forgiveness of our sins, through the merits of Jesus Christ, and humbly supplicate to our Heavenly Father, that he grant us the aid of his Grace, for the amendment of our Hearts and Lives, and grant his smiles on our temporal concerns.
And finally, these are the words of his Last Will and Testament: First and foremost, I surrender my soul to the Almighty One who gave it to me, and my body to the dust, trusting in the merits of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of my sins. .
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I have carefully examined the evidence for the Christian religion, and were I sitting as a member of the jury on its authenticity, I would unhesitatingly render my verdict in its favor. I can prove its truth as clearly as any proposition ever presented to the mind of man.
John Hancock
He said: On April 15, 1775, four days before the Shot that was heard around the world, In circumstances as bleak as these, it behooves us as men and Christians to reflect that while every prudent measure must be taken to avoid impending lawsuits.
All trust must be denied to the Media we use; and rested only in that GOD who rules in the Armies of Heaven, and without whose Blessing the best human Councils are nothing but Foolishness – and all Power created Vanity.
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He quotes both Jeremiah and Matthew in this paragraph: It is in vain, sir, to mitigate the matter. The gentlemen can shout, Peace, Peace, but there is no peace. The war has truly begun! The next gale that strikes from the north will bring the resounding clash of arms to our ears! Our brothers are already in the field! Why do we stand here idle? What do the gentlemen want? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be bought at the price of chains and slavery? Forbidden, God Almighty! I don’t know what course the others will take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!
Towards the end of his life, he reportedly read his Bible for hours at a time. He once said to a neighbor: This book is worth all the books that have ever been printed, and it has been my misfortune that I never found time to read it with due attention and feeling until recently. I trust in the mercy of heaven that it is not too late.
Thomas Jefferson
Writing on the front of his personal Bible, he wrote: I am a true Christian, that is, a disciple of the doctrines of Jesus. I have little doubt that our entire country will soon join the unity of our creator.
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He wrote on November 9, 1772 in a letter to William Bradford: We must take heed to ourselves lest while building ideal monuments of Renown and Bliss here, we should cease to have our names inscribed in the Annals of Heaven.
In September 1773, in a letter to William Bradford, he wrote: I have sometimes thought that there could be no stronger testimony for religion, or against temporal enjoyments, even the most rational and manly, than for men who occupy the most honorable and lucrative departments. and they are increasing in reputation and wealth, to publicly declare their dissatisfaction at becoming ardent supporters of the cause of Christ, and I wish that they might give their evidence in this way. These cases have rarely occurred, therefore they would be more conspicuous and would be instead of a “Cloud of Witnesses”.
In 1785, in Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments, Madison wrote: It is the duty of every man to render such homage to the Creator. Before any man can be considered a member of Civil Society, he must be considered a subject of the Governor of the Universe. We have staked the entire future of American civilization, not on government power, far from it. We have staked the future of all our political institutions on humanity’s capacity for self-government; of the capacity of each and every one of us to govern ourselves, to control ourselves to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God.
Although he spoke of a “separation wall,” it is clear that the purpose of the wall was to prevent Congress from passing a national law to establish a national religion.
In an 1803 letter objecting to the use of government land for churches, he wrote: The purpose of the separation of church and state is to drive forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has drenched the soil of Europe with blood for centuries.
george mason
In his will, George Mason wrote: I renounce my soul into the hands of my Almighty Creator, whose tender mercies extend throughout all His works, who hates nothing that He has done, and whose justice and wisdom I willingly and willingly accept. gladly. submit, humbly expecting from him unlimited mercy and benevolence, by the merits of my blessed Saviour, the remission of my sins.
George Washington
In his first general order to his own troops, General Washington said he exhorted: Every officer and man… to live and act as befits a Christian soldier defending the rights and liberties most cherished in his country.
In a letter to all state governors in June 1783, he wrote: I now make my fervent prayer, that God have you and the State over which you preside, in his holy protection, that he incline the hearts of the citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to the government; foster a brotherly affection and mutual love, for his fellow citizens of the United States in general, and in particular for his brothers who have served in the field, and finally, that he would be pleased to dispose us all, to do Justice, to love the Mercy and demand of ourselves with that Charity, Humility and Peaceful mental disposition that were the Characteristics of the Divine Author of our blessed Religion, and without a humble imitation of whose example in these things, we can never hope to be a Happy Nation.
In 1787, he warned the delegates of the Constitutional Convention: If to please the people we offer what we ourselves disapprove of, how can we then defend our work? Let us raise a banner that the wise and the honest can repair; the event is in the Hand of God!”
When he proclaimed a National Day of Thanksgiving, he said: Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, obey His will, be grateful for His benefits, and humbly implore His protection and favor
Noah Webster
As evidenced in his textbook, History of the United States, published in 1832, he believed that Christianity and government could not and should not be separated: The religion that has ushered in civil liberty is the religion of Christ and His apostles , which commands humility, piety, and benevolence; that recognizes in each person, a brother or a sister, and a citizen with equal rights. This is genuine Christianity, and to this we owe our free government constitutions.
He is also quoted as saying: All civil government is based on some religion or philosophy of life. Education in a nation will propagate the religion of that nation. In America, the founding religion was Christianity. And it was planted in the hearts of Americans through the home and through public and private schools for centuries. Our freedom, growth, and prosperity were the result of a biblical philosophy of life. Our continued freedom and success depend on educating America’s youth in the principles of Christianity.
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