[jwalsh07]

Jefferson and Franklin affixed their signatures to the Declaration of Independence. Whether they "hated" God or not they acknowledged that God was the source of individual rights and that those rights were inalienable.

But Jefferson, Franklin and Madison didn't "hate" God. They sometimes looked askance at religion but you won't find any evidnece of a "hatred" for God.

[latina4dubya]

Jefferson and Franklin affixed their signatures to the Declaration of Independence.

not only did they sign it, they were the two mainly responsible for writing it...

[hosepipe]

[ But Jefferson, Franklin and Madison didn't "hate" God. They sometimes looked askance at religion but you won't find any evidence of a "hatred" for God. ]

Right.. A REAL god does not need religion... why would he/it.?.
BUT a psuedo-God does need religion.. Religion legitimizes it.. and forms the basis for "the clergy".. which a psuedo-God also needs.. and the clergy demands a building(church, mosgue, temple, etc.) as headquarters, or a branch.. of "the corporation".. which they run as CEO or COO..

A real creator doesn't need all that.. to communicate with its creation.. unless that creator is a mental figment or psychological construct....

I knew a teenager that worshiped his car.. and gave rides to his congregation.. makeing him clergy to his CAR.. and the car was God to him and church to the congregation.. even LESS valid religions exist than that..

I like Jesus.. because he "DISSED" every religious authority of his time.. WHAT A GUY.. yet he tolerated civil authority as civil servants of satan.. i.e. the kingdoms of this world.. Wooo what does that make "clergy".?. He trashed clergy un-mercifully.. according to the new testament..