I don't think that "new versions" of history are being written. I can say this because that is currently what I am studying in college right now. And the fact of the matter is the founders of this country were religious men. And yes, although they are not considered "Christians" by today's standards, they are none the less religious men who let their religious values shape this country. Like separation of church and state for example. It does not mean that there is not a place for religion in the government; it means that the government should not regulate religion, that we can be free to pursue our religious beliefs without fear of persecution such as the British were. By allowing their fundamental religious values shape the way they thought is what I am talking about.
There is proof that these were religious men as well. Several quotes exist from nearly all of the signers of the constitution as well as many other great statesmen and government officials that reference the existence of a Higher Being. I can only assume that your reference to the Treaty of Tripoli infers that I am stating that this country was founded as a religious country because it says the opposite, that this country was not founded as a religious country. That is not what I am saying at all. Again, I am merely saying that the religious and secular values of these great men helped them shape America. Bruce -----Original Message----- From: Judah McAuley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 4:03 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Electability and Religion (Yeah, More Atheist Stuff) Oh, I don't know. It probably got lost behind the couch along with a lot of other "facts" that aren't true. Cleaning is a bitch, easier to sweep up over things and make up new versions of history. For some further insight into these sorts of issues, I recommend looking up the Treaty of Tripoli, considering how many of the Founding Fathers were Unitarians and not at all your standard "Christians" and consider the folks that were against the Bill of Rights because they were afraid that damn fools in the future would consider it as a document limiting our liberties by enumerating them. Natural rights, my friend. That's what the country was founded on. The government derives its powers from the will and consent of the governed. And those people come in all shapes, sizes, ethnicities and, yes, religions. We may not have always acted like it, but I do believe that America has tried to hold up that as a goal since its inception. I just wish it would remember it a bit more now and then. Judah ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade to ColdFusion 8 and integrate with Adobe Flex http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJP Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:243211 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
