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To: Sir Francis Dashwood; NZerFromHK
It also worth to note that all but four of the Founding Fathers whose hand went into the Founding Documents were either theologians, religious scholars, devout Christians or ministers.

One of them saw to it that an American Edition of the Holy Bible be printed from the Congressional Printing Press, and a copy of the original American Edition of the Holy Bible resides in the halls of Congress to this very day.

There also is, located next to the main entrance to the Senate, a small chapel where Congress members and their staff can enter to meditate, pray, and hold Bible study during their free time.

The chapel is not open to the public, but it's clearly distinguishable by it's stainglass window of of a portrait of George Washington genuflecting in prayer.

943 posted on 04/11/2006 7:05:39 PM PDT by BigSkyFreeper (There is no alternative to the GOP except varying degrees of insanity.)
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To: BigSkyFreeper; Sir Francis Dashwood

I'm stuck by the core Christianity the American founders showed on their public profession of Christianity. In Britain itself even today public expressions of religion are confined to a particular sect of Christianity (Presbyterianism for Scotland and Anglicanism for England, for instance). British people will feel uncomfortable if they see public ceremonies are interwoven with Baptist teachings, for instance.

In Britain and even New Zealand you feel it is like "Anglicanism above Christianity" while the opposite is true for the United States.


957 posted on 04/11/2006 7:38:07 PM PDT by NZerFromHK (Leftism is like honey mixed with arsenic: initially it tastes good, but that will end up killing you)
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