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The Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense
founded on the Christian religion The United States Constitution serves as the law of the land for America and indicates the intent of our Founding Fathers. The Constitution forms a secular document, and nowhere does it appeal to God, Christianity, Jesus, or any supreme being. (For those who think the date of the Constitution contradicts the last sentence, see note 1 at the end.) The U.S. government derives from people (not God), as it clearly states in the preamble: "We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union...." The omission of God in the Constitution did not come out of forgetfulness, but rather out of the Founding Fathers purposeful intentions to keep government separate from religion. Although the Constitution does not include the phrase "Separation of Church & State," neither does it say "Freedom of religion." However, the Constitution implies both in the 1st Amendment. As to our freedoms, the 1st Amendment provides exclusionary wording: Congress shall make NO law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. [bold caps, mine] Thomas Jefferson made an interpretation of the 1st Amendment to his January 1st, 1802 letter to the Committee of the Danbury Baptist Association calling it a "wall of separation between church and State." Madison had also written that "Strongly guarded. . . is the separation between religion and government in the Constitution of the United States." There existed little controversy about this interpretation from our Founding Fathers. If religionists better understood the concept of separation of Church & State, they would realize that the wall of separation actually protects their religion. Our secular government allows the free expression of religion and non-religion. Today, religions flourish in America; we have more churches than Seven-Elevens. Although many secular and atheist groups today support and fight for the wall of separation, this does not mean that they wish to lawfully eliminate religion from society. On the contrary, you will find no secular or atheist group attempting to ban Christianity, or any other religion from American society. Keeping religion separate allows atheists and religionists alike, to practice their belief systems, regardless how ridiculous they may seem, without government intervention. |
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On 01/08/2015 07:09 pm, Directorate of Troll Removal and Disposal wrote:
> The Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense > founded on the Christian religion > > The United States Constitution serves as the law of the land for America > and indicates the intent of our Founding Fathers. The Constitution forms > a secular document, and nowhere does it appeal to God, Christianity, > Jesus, or any supreme being. (For those who think the date of the > Constitution contradicts the last sentence, see note 1 at the end.) The > U.S. government derives from people (not God), as it clearly states in > the preamble: "We the people of the United States, in order to form a > more perfect Union...." The omission of God in the Constitution did not > come out of forgetfulness, but rather out of the Founding Fathers > purposeful intentions to keep government separate from religion. > > Although the Constitution does not include the phrase "Separation of > Church & State," neither does it say "Freedom of religion." However, the > Constitution implies both in the 1st Amendment. As to our freedoms, the > 1st Amendment provides exclusionary wording: > > Congress shall make NO law respecting an establishment of religion, > or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of > speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to > assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. > [bold caps, mine] > > Thomas Jefferson made an interpretation of the 1st Amendment to his > January 1st, 1802 letter to the Committee of the Danbury Baptist > Association calling it a "wall of separation between church and State." > Madison had also written that "Strongly guarded. . . is the separation > between religion and government in the Constitution of the United > States." There existed little controversy about this interpretation from > our Founding Fathers. > > If religionists better understood the concept of separation of Church & > State, they would realize that the wall of separation actually protects > their religion. Our secular government allows the free expression of > religion and non-religion. Today, religions flourish in America; we have > more churches than Seven-Elevens. > > Although many secular and atheist groups today support and fight for the > wall of separation, this does not mean that they wish to lawfully > eliminate religion from society. On the contrary, you will find no > secular or atheist group attempting to ban Christianity, or any other > religion from American society. Keeping religion separate allows > atheists and religionists alike, to practice their belief systems, > regardless how ridiculous they may seem, without government intervention. > > Yes this is true, it was founded on the FREEMASON religion... |
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On 8/3/2015 7:03 PM, Saint George wrote:
Running for the White House, Jeb Bush portrays himself as a man who has "worked his tail off" to get ahead in life. But in his business dealings€”which involved such diverse fields as real estate, credit card services, and water pumps€”the candidate seemed to benefit from his father's political power and worked with people who turned out to be criminals, the Washington Post reports. Bush's business outlook in his early years was "a little bit of damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead," says a professor who wrote about him. "His judgment on who to associate with is lacking." Unlike his father and brother George, who each made fortunes as young men, Jeb jumped from one business venture to another, at times with unsavory characters. |
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