JoeB131
Diamond Member
Yea__ the public indocrination system taught me that the founding fathers were deists too. Too bad it's not the real fact. They were largely Christian.
Nice try T-Bitch.
Yeah, I know you need to believe that... that's why they never say "Jesus" or "God" in any of the founding documents... because they were such devout Christians.
Instead, they used the word "Creator" in the DOI. Which is how Deists referred to the Almighty.
For the record, I went to Catholic School for elementary and secondary education. Why do you think I hate religion with such a passion. being locked up with religious assholes will do that.
Here's a founding document. that the founders voted on (to have a congressional chaplain)
First Prayer of the Continental Congress, 1774
O Lord our Heavenly Father, high and mighty King of kings, and Lord of lords, who dost from thy throne behold all the dwellers on earth and reignest with power supreme and uncontrolled over all the Kingdoms, Empires and Governments; look down in mercy, we beseech Thee, on these our American States, who have fled to Thee from the rod of the oppressor and thrown themselves on Thy gracious protection, desiring to be henceforth dependent only on Thee. To Thee have they appealed for the righteousness of their cause; to Thee do they now look up for that countenance and support, which Thou alone canst give. Take them, therefore, Heavenly Father, under Thy nurturing care; give them wisdom in Council and valor in the field; defeat the malicious designs of our cruel adversaries; convince them of the unrighteousness of their Cause and if they persist in their sanguinary purposes, of own unerring justice, sounding in their hearts, constrain them to drop the weapons of war from their unnerved hands in the day of battle!
Be Thou present, O God of wisdom, and direct the councils of this honorable assembly; enable them to settle things on the best and surest foundation. That the scene of blood may be speedily closed; that order, harmony and peace may be effectually restored, and truth and justice, religion and piety, prevail and flourish amongst the people. Preserve the health of their bodies and vigor of their minds; shower down on them and the millions they here represent, such temporal blessings as Thou seest expedient for them in this world and crown them with everlasting glory in the world to come. All this we ask in the name and through the merits of Jesus Christ, Thy Son and our Savior.
Amen.
Reverend Jacob Duché
Rector of Christ Church of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
September 7, 1774, 9 oclock a.m.
First Prayer of the Continental Congress, Office of the Chaplain
That's not a founding document, that's a guy who found a podium and blurted out some shit...
Kind of like Clint Eastwood, actually.
Then the grownups who had read Voltaire and Rosseau got about the business of making a government without sky pixies...