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Posted on 09/23/2005 12:07:11 PM PDT by tjefferson101
Millions of innocent men, women and children, since the introduction of Christianity, have been burnt, tortured, fined and imprisoned; yet we have not advanced one inch towards uniformity.
-Thomas Jefferson, Notes on Virginia, 1782
Millions of innocent men, women and children, since the introduction of Christianity, have been burnt, tortured, fined and imprisoned; yet we have not advanced one inch towards uniformity.
-Thomas Jefferson, Notes on Virginia, 1782
History, I believe, furnishes no example of a priest-ridden people maintaining a free civil government. This marks the lowest grade of ignorance of which their civil as well as religious leaders will always avail themselves for their own purposes.
-Thomas Jefferson to Alexander von Humboldt, Dec. 6, 1813.
Christianity neither is, nor ever was a part of the common law.
-Thomas Jefferson, letter to Dr. Thomas Cooper, February 10, 1814
In every country and in every age, the priest has been hostile to liberty. He is always in alliance with the despot, abetting his abuses in return for protection to his own.
-Thomas Jefferson, letter to Horatio G. Spafford, March 17, 1814
"During almost fifteen centuries has the legal establishment of Christianity been on trial. What have been its fruits? More or less in all places, pride and indolence in the Clergy, ignorance and servility in the laity; in both, superstition, bigotry and persecution."
- James Madison
". . . Some books against Deism fell into my hands. . . It happened that they wrought an effect on my quite contrary to what was intended by them; for the arguments of the Deists, which were quoted to be refuted, appeared to me much stronger than the refutations; in short, I soon became a through Deist."
- Benjamin Franklin
"If we look back into history for the character of the present sects in Christianity, we shall find few that have not in their turns been persecutors, and complainers of persecution. The primitive Christians thought persecution extremely wrong in the Pagans, but practiced it on one another. The first Protestants of the Church of England blamed persecution in the Romish church, but practiced it upon the Puritans. These found it wrong in the Bishops, but fell into the same practice themselves both here [England] and in New England."
- Benjamin Franklin
"Of all the systems of religion that ever were invented, there is no more derogatory to the Almighty, more unedifiying to man, more repugnant to reason, and more contradictory to itself than this thing called Christianity
- Tom Paine
If Christ were here there is one thing he would not be -- a Christian. -- Mark Twain, Notebooks
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To: darkwing104
101
posted on
09/23/2005 1:04:32 PM PDT
by
Lady Jag
(Honor - Dignity - Courage - Troll Consumption)
To: Fierce Allegiance; Constitution Day
Mrs. Slim thinks I'm flawless, as long as I do what she says.
102
posted on
09/23/2005 1:04:42 PM PDT
by
Tijeras_Slim
(Now that taglines are cool, I refuse to have one.)
To: tjefferson101
Not that you would care for any serious debate on the subject, however, others on this thread my be interested in this.
"Proposed Seal for the United States On July 4, 1776, Congress appointed Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams "to bring in a device for a seal for the United States of America." Franklin's proposal adapted the biblical story of the parting of the Red Sea (left). Jefferson first recommended the "Children of Israel in the Wilderness, led by a Cloud by Day, and a Pillar of Fire by night. . . ." He then embraced Franklin's proposal and rewrote it (right). Jefferson's revision of Franklin's proposal was presented by the committee to Congress on August 20. Although not accepted these drafts reveal the religious temper of the Revolutionary period. Franklin and Jefferson were among the most theologically liberal of the Founders, yet they used biblical imagery for this important task."

Library of Congress: Religion and the Founding of the American Republic (scroll down about a third of the page)
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posted on
09/23/2005 1:09:22 PM PDT
by
DocRock
(Osama said, "We love death, the U.S. loves life, that is the main difference between us.")
To: tjefferson101
"Millions of innocent men, women and children, since the introduction of Christianity, have been burnt, tortured, fined and imprisoned..."
And yet, in the 20th Century alone, even more people were killed by the social "isms" who sought to remove God and replace Him with the State. Thankfully, Christianity and Judaism have had their Reformations and Enlightenments...when will the secularists (and Islamists) have theirs?
104
posted on
09/23/2005 1:23:45 PM PDT
by
cwb
(Liberalism is the opiate of the *asses)
To: Admin Moderator
Does this thread need to stay here?
105
posted on
09/23/2005 1:26:38 PM PDT
by
GretchenM
(Hooked on porn and hating it? Visit http://www.theophostic.com .)
To: GretchenM
Why are you complaining to the moderator?
To: tjefferson101
Maybe you can answer this question for me. Why is the left so intolerant of Christianity? I don't understand the need to mock a religion. I go to church once in a while and, believe it or not, half of the people there are democrats. In fact, in my experience, more than half of the ministers I know are democrats. I have never heard a minister say anything remotely political. Oh, sorry, I guess you can't reply anymore.
107
posted on
09/23/2005 1:35:05 PM PDT
by
faq
(Click on "faq" page to read "Things you may have forgotten about Iraq.")
To: tjefferson101
Tired of hitting Troll holes BIGGER than J-Lo's ASS???
Then call the RKBA Fast... Pavers UP!!!

Looks like meat's back on the menu boys!!!
108
posted on
09/23/2005 1:37:21 PM PDT
by
Chode
(American Hedonist ©®)
To: Pirate21
Well .. I'm glad I made somebody happy today!
109
posted on
09/23/2005 1:41:30 PM PDT
by
CyberAnt
(America has the greatest military on the face of the earth.)
To: Chode
I'll fire up the my paver after a little "shock and awe" Weapons of Cat Destruction are unleashed on the troll for some Vindication.
110
posted on
09/23/2005 1:43:06 PM PDT
by
DocRock
(Osama said, "We love death, the U.S. loves life, that is the main difference between us.")
To: tjefferson101
Don't get stuck on stupid.
111
posted on
09/23/2005 1:45:03 PM PDT
by
Unicorn
(Too many wimps around.)
To: tjefferson101
Have a nice day. Nice of you to sign onto Free Republic just to post this.Hope your day is blessed. Mine is.I don't know about your eternity, but I suspect your future in here is short lived.
To: CWW
113
posted on
09/23/2005 2:17:41 PM PDT
by
satchmodog9
(Murder and weather are our only news)
To: tjefferson101; All
Oh, and surely none of those quotes are taken out of context or anything like that. I mean, when Jefferson gave money out of the treasury to missionaries they must have been Bhuddist missionaries, not Catholics as the record records. And the church services he had held in the Capitol must have been Zoroastrian.
114
posted on
09/23/2005 2:27:22 PM PDT
by
Mr. Silverback
(CINDY'S IN GITMO! ALL YOUR BUS ARE BELONG TO US!)
To: tjefferson101; All
Oh, and surely none of those quotes are taken out of context or anything like that. I mean, when Jefferson gave money out of the treasury to missionaries they must have been Bhuddist missionaries, not Catholics as the record records. And the church services he had held in the Capitol must have been Zoroastrian.
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posted on
09/23/2005 2:27:22 PM PDT
by
Mr. Silverback
(CINDY'S IN GITMO! ALL YOUR BUS ARE BELONG TO US!)
To: DocRock
116
posted on
09/23/2005 2:35:57 PM PDT
by
Chode
(American Hedonist ©®)
To: najida
117
posted on
09/23/2005 2:52:03 PM PDT
by
Edit35
To: Red Badger
Poke him wth a stick and see if he's still alive.........
He's fine. It's only a flesh wound...
118
posted on
09/23/2005 2:52:20 PM PDT
by
StoneGiant
(Power without morality is disaster. Morality without power is useless.)
To: Constitution Day
I didn't complain. I asked if the thread might be deleted. The mods often respond to such requests.
I'll type slowly and use small words.
The poster was banned.
The thread is stupid.
Why waste FReepers' time, and JimRob's bandwidth, on it?
Well, okay, I did use one long word.
119
posted on
09/23/2005 3:01:40 PM PDT
by
GretchenM
(Hooked on porn and hating it? Visit http://www.theophostic.com .)
To: tjefferson101
Here are a few of my favorite Thomas Jefferson quotes, but I am sure these have know particular meaning to the trolls.
I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.
- Thomas Jefferson
My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.
-Thomas Jefferson
Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans, and must be that of every free state.
- Thomas Jefferson
The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.
- Thomas Jefferson
120
posted on
09/23/2005 3:17:37 PM PDT
by
A Texan
(Oderint dum metuant)
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