Posted on 06/27/2002 8:54:27 PM PDT by strmchsertx
In recent days we have been shown how God is being deleted in every aspect of life and government. That's right I stated government. It is my own personal belief that we as american people have been lied to and manipulated to long. It is high time we know and search for truth. Following, is a few statements made by some very influencial individuals who founded this country. "You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free."
Some Founder's Comments: (The Select Writings of John Quincy Adams, by Alfred A. Knopf, 1946, page 292.) "My hopes of a future life are all founded upon the Gospel of Christ and I cannot cavil or quibble away (evade or object to) the whole tenor of His conduct by which He sometimes positively asserted and at others countenances (permits) His disciples in asserting that He was God" John Quincy Adams
(Funeral Oration Upon the Death of General Washington, Gunning Bedford, Wilmington: James Wilson, 1800, p.18) "Now to the triune God, The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be ascribed all honor and dominion, forevermore Amen." Gunning Bedford, signer of the Constitution.
(The Writings of George Washington, U.S. Government Printing, 1932, Vol. XV, p.55) "You do well to learn...above all the religion of Jesus Christ." George Washington to the Delaware Indian Chiefs on May 12,1779.
(The writings of Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Jefferson, 1904, Vol.XIV, p. 385) "I am a real Christian, that is to say, a disciple of the doctrines of Jesus Christ" Thomas Jefferson to Charles Thomson on Jan. 9, 1816.
(The Papers of James Iredell, James Iredell, North Carolina Historical Commission, 1976, Vol.I, p.11) "I think the Christian religion is a Divine institution; and I pray to God that I may never forget the precepts of His religion or suffer the appearance of an inconsistency in my principles and practice." James Iredell, U.S. Supreme Court Justice under President George Washington.
(The Autobiography of Benjamin Rush, George W. Corner, editor, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1948, p. 166.) "My only hope of salvation is in the infinite, transcendent love of God manifested to the world by the death of His Son upon the Cross. Nothing but His blood will wash away my sins. I rely exclusively upon it. Come, Lord Jesus! Come quickly!" Benjamin Rush, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
(Preamble of Virginia Company Charter, King James I.) "Propagating the Christian religion to such people as yet live in darkness and miserable ignorance of the true knowledge and worship of God, and may in time bring the infidels and savages living in these parts to human civility and to a settled and quiet government..."
(Harvard's "Rules and Precepts" adopted in 1646 at Harvard University) 1."Everyone shall consider the main end of his life and study to know God and Jesus Christ which is eternal life." 2."Seeing the Lord giveth widsom, every one shall seriously by prayer in secret seek wisdom of Him." 3."Everyone shall so exercise himself in reading the Scriptures twice a day that they be ready to give an account of their proficiency therein, both in theoretical observations of languages and logic, and in practical and spiritual truth."
(Abraham Lincoln on April 30, 1863.) "It is the duty of nations as well as of men to own their dependence upon the overruling power of God; to confess their sins and transgressions in humble sorrow, yet with assured hope that genuine repentance will lead to mercy and pardon." "It behooves us, then, to humble ourselves before the offended Power, and confess our national sins, and to pray for clemency and forgiveness."
(Last Wills and Testaments of our Founding Fathers) "First of all, I...rely upon the merits of Jesus Christ for a pardon of all my sins." Samuel Adams, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
"This is all the inheritance I can give to my dear family. The religion of Christ can give them one which will make them rich indeed." Patrick Henry
"I render sincere and humble thanks for His manifold and salvation by his beloved Son...Blessed be His holy name." John Jay, original Chief Justice, U.S. Supreme Court.
"I am constrained to express my adoration of...the Author of my existence...(for)His forgiving mercy revealed to the world through Jesus Christ, through whom I hope for never ending happiness in a future state." Robert Treat Paine, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
"I think it proper here not only to subscribe to...doctrines of the Christian religion...but also, in the bowels of a father's affection, to exhort and charge them(my children) that the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, that the way of life held up in the Christian system is calculated for the most complete happiness." Richard Stockton, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
If one is to look at the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights one can clearly see that the founding fathers believed in the right of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. I believe that they knew that these rights and freedoms must first come from the Almighty.
It is very clear that these men of profound respect were believers in God. You cannot take God out of the history books, because in doing so, one would in fact be changing the meaning of the principles in which this country was founded.
There is no law anywhere that can prohibit the practice of religion in government.
Our Constitution protects us fron religion running our lives for, it is the only thing we agreed to be governed by.
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