I think you have satisfactorally proven that the best defense you have for your views is Credo Quia Absurdum....
I'm just defending my self against some nasty hostile people. I have made many logical and historical argument son this thread and not one of them has been refuted. Why don't you review the thread? Why don't you direct your same comment to your kindred brethren who have done nothing but hurl insults like grenades from the first post. I have a right to defend myself and I don't need your permission.
The John Jay fact is one I wasn't aware of and I admitted that, but I withhold judgment on that until I learn more - I never trust a revisionist skeptic to give me straight scoop - I trust primary sources.