[Mike B.]

Originally Posted by Army_of_One

Au Contare` my friend....quite a few of the founding fathers were not as holy as we have been lead to believe. They were more into freemasonry than Christianity.

"Of course many Americans did practice Christianity, but so also did many believe in deistic philosophy. Indeed, most of our influential Founding Fathers, although they respected the rights of other religionists, held to deism and Freemasonry tenets rather than to Christianity."

Jefferson, Adams, Paine, Madison, Franklin were all free thinkers. (meaning not really Christians as it's hard for a Christian to have any "free" thought)


Our Founding Fathers Were NOT Christians

The U.S. NOT founded upon Christianity

The Founding Fathers Were NOT Christians or Secular Humanists: a Refutation of Steven Morris

Army,

With the utmost respect, the three web site listed at the end of your post contains a slant that is very heavily, anti-Christian. I found them to be somewhat mis-leading and some of the quotes fail to give names, places and dates. (which in my opinion would have given them more credibility)

As a Christian (and may I add, at times, not a very good one) I disagree with you on this one. It is my opinion that our society needs standards that can come from the Christian faith. I believe we as a country have abondoned high moral standards and principles and we are now paying a price for that compromise. I believe most of our founding fathers had a faith in the God of Christianity and they practiced it. I also believe, that as a result, this country has been blessed by God. I know my beliefs come from the old school and may stand in the minority these days but nontheless, that's what I believe. I also say God does have a place in our schools. God does have a place in our Democracy. God does have a place in our capital. And regardless of size, God should have a place in our lives. And for me to sit back and cower (because everyone else thinks and believes different) would be wrong on my part. I'm just as guilty as the next guy by using profanity, telling and laughing at dirty jokes and there are very, very, very few things about me that one would consider saintly. However, I will not fail to recognize the God of Christianity.