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To: Pharmboy

for the expert...


2 posted on 08/22/2008 3:49:11 PM PDT by thefactor
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To: thefactor
Well, you flatter me; I am an amatuer Washingtonian, certainly no expert. But, from the biographies that I have ead on The General, I think the following emerges:
--he believed in God
--he was a regular churchgoer his whole life
--he was very active in the Anglican Church (which became the Episcopalian after the Revolution)
--he was very tolerant to all other religions in the colonies, including Catholics, Jews and Anabaptists. The only one he did not care for were the Quakers, since they were pacifists
--while he accompanied Martha to church, he never took Communion
--I know of no evidence to support the point that he spent much time praying on his knees
--he was one of the a founders of Pohick Church of VA
--he believed Divine Providence had kept him safe so he could lead this country
--Christ Church in Alexandria, VA and Christ Church in Philadelphia have his pews intact as does St Paul's Chapel in NYC (all Episcopal)
78 posted on 08/23/2008 9:14:43 AM PDT by Pharmboy (Democrats lie because they must.)
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