An old Baptist minister was the friend then of that part of even Transcendental Meidtation to be religious now. Is a great story.
John Leland on Government: GOVERNMENT, "when rightly formed, embraces Pagans, Jews, Mahometans and Christians, within its fostering arms--prescribes no creed of faith for either of them -- proscribes none of them for being heretics, promotes the man of talents and integrity, without inquiring after his religion -- impartially protects all of them -- punishes the man who works ill to his neighbor, let his faith and motives be what they may. Who, but tyrants, knaves and devils, can object to such government?" - Elder John Leland John Leland (1754-1841), a Baptist preacher whose life involved writing and preaching about the gospel of Jesus Christ and about the proper relationship between religion and government. In the latter passion, Leland agreed with the position of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, both of whom he knew personally. JOHN LELAND: SECULAR HUMANIST OR SEPARATIONIST? by Gene Garman http://www.sunnetworks.net/~ggarman/leland.html > > > > > > Jefferson Removed. > > > > "Could Dunbar's problem be that Jefferson was a Deist? The board approves > > the amendment, taking Thomas Jefferson OUT of the world history standards. > > > > The ultra-conservative x-ians could insert instead one of their own with some > accuracy. John Leland a baptist minister, was a significant real force > behind religious freedom and separation in the constitution. > > For Leland's advocating, the TMorg has its right to religious freedom > protected. > > Leland, a serious christain friend and neighbor, kept after it with Monroe, > Madison and Jefferson for religious freedom and separation in the new country. > > Jai John Leland, > -Buck > > > > We're just picking ourselves up off the floor. The board's far-right > > faction has spent months now proclaiming the importance of emphasizing > > America's exceptionalism in social studies classrooms. But today they voted > > to remove one of the greatest of America's Founders, Thomas Jefferson, from > > a standard about the influence of great political philosophers on political > > revolutions from 1750 to today." > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Joe" <geezerfreak@> wrote: > > > > > > http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/13/texas-textbook-massacre-u_n_498003.html > > > > > >
