To: mcg1969
Yes but the founding fathers had no official state religion, even though much of the framework (though denied by the left) was based in Christianity.
9 posted on
07/26/2005 12:31:46 PM PDT by
rintense
To: rintense
Yes but the founding fathers had no official state religion, even though much of the framework (though denied by the left) was based in Christianity.
Much of the spirit was, but the Founders were wise enough to refrain from tying the Constitution to the tenets of any one faith. Too bad we didn't insist that they do the same.
26 posted on
07/26/2005 1:03:16 PM PDT by
highball
("I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have." -- Thomas Jefferson)
To: rintense
Yes but the founding fathers had no official state religion, even though much of the framework (though denied by the left) was based in Christianity.Rintense: at our country's founding, each individual state was free to establish a state church, levy taxes to fund it, even require attendance.
85 posted on
07/26/2005 3:44:57 PM PDT by
mcg1969
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