Posted on 11/16/2015 7:36:38 AM PST by TigerClaws
While many of the colonial population were patriots of American independence, most reputable historians estimate the number of loyalists (to Church and King) at 1/3 with another 1/3 neutral. At no time during the struggle were the founding fathers in the majority. As for specific numbers of clerical loyalists and what it took to effect the change from "Church of England" to Episcopal, here's a wikepedia excerpt [Link]:
"Of the approximately three hundred clergy in the Church of England in America between 1776 and 1783, over 80 percent in New England, New York, and New Jersey were loyalists. This is in contrast to the less than 23 percent loyalist clergy in the four southern colonies.[25] Many Church of England clergy remained loyalists as they took their two ordination oaths very seriously. Anglican clergy were obliged to swear allegiance to the king as well as to pray for the king, the royal family, and the British Parliament.[25] In general, loyalist clergy stayed by their oaths and prayed for the king or else suspended services.[25] By the end of 1776, some Anglican churches were closing.[25] Anglican priests held services in private homes or lay readers who were not bound by the oaths held morning and evening prayer.[25] During 1775 and 1776, the Continental Congress had issued decrees ordering churches to fast and pray on behalf of the patriots.[25] Starting July 4, 1776, Congress and several states passed laws making prayers for the king and British Parliament acts of treason.[25]"
Can and will are two different kettles of fish.
where theres no will...there’s no way
WIll...after the forthcming election....if we ...can
hope that line is growing.......
Donald Trump is right. Forget Iran its Saudi Arabia funding all these wahabbi mosques and they preach jihad. The Saudi’s are not our friends. All those mosques need to be shut down.
Trump is a leverage guy. Right now he is using leverage against the non jihadi Muslims of the USA to turn in their jihadi bretheren.
Atta go Donald!
Even before the election , the Donald is doing the right thing to put things in order.
Islam is not a religion. It’s a murderous, anti-Christian, anti-Jew, totalitarian ideology. Islam is the enemy of all western nations. Islam is the enemy of all non-Muslim nations. They’ve been waging a holy war against the entire world since inception. Jihad!
They are our enemy. Giving aid and comfort to the enemy is treason, Aiding and abetting the enemy is treason. Harboring the enemy is treason.
ISIS IS the true evil face of ISLAM! Islam IS extremism. Islam IS fascist totalitarianism. Islam’s goal is world conquest. Islam makes Hitler, Nazism and his Third Reich look like pikers. And like Hitler, Muslims themselves are not safe under Islamic rule. Slightest step out of line and you’re dead! Islam rules via hatred, violence, fear, mass murder!
Allowing Muslims to infiltrate into our country is madness. That’s what they’ve been doing for 1400 years. Infiltrate, invade and then hostile takeover. Mass murder. Terrorism. During the las 1400 years, they’ve infiltrated, invaded and took over all Middle Eastern countries. Took over large parts of Africa, Asia, Asia Minor, India, etc., and they’re now taking over Europe.
The Islam/Muslim infiltration, invasion and hostile takeover of America is in progress!
Obama’s Trojan Horse policy is treason!
You don't need to worry any more ... cause the Royal Idiot is on top of the problem!
Current politically-correct and weak-assed policies have wrought this.
Obama’s fundamental transformation.
And your website too!
Right on, right on.
I hope this sends a.message to obama to butt out of states rights!
President Trump is on the way unless he gets killed.
Trump is right. And we must prevent these the Syrian invaders from come here.
“The KKK churches were shut down and owned in lawsuits against them from victim’s families. Same thing can work here.”
I did not know that. Thanks.
He can’t shut down a mosque unless there is proof they have definite plans to kill people. If he could shut down a mosque because he wants to, he could shut down a Catholic or Baptist or Methodist, etc., church.
But what do you really think?
Beyond that, see reasonably long-time tagline.
“If you give the government the right to blanket surveillance on mosques then will a future Democrat administration use that power for surveillance on churches opposed to abortion or same-sex marriage?”
You are thinking when some Freepers are not. I just posted if Trump could shut down mosques because he wants to, he could shut down Catholic and Baptist and other churches - and you are correct another Democrat could do the same.
Islam is not a religion. It’s a political ideology. A totalitarian ideology not unlike Nazi Fascism. They have been at war against all non-Islam nations since their beginning. Their goal is world conquest and domination. Always has been. Immigrate, infiltrate, invade, hostile takeover. They;ve done it in the middle east, Africa, Asia, Europe and they’re now infiltrating into America. The Mosques are armories, military headquarters, command and communications centers.
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