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If Deism had prophets, Paine would be to Deists as Jesus is to Christians.

Deists pray to Nature's god in the name of Paine? He died for them? LOL Muslim's think Jesus was a prophet. Christians don't.

You say I do not understand Christianity,

You clearly don't.

but you do not understand Deism.

I don't think you're um, enlightening me about it, if you're trying to tell me that Paine is a prophet of the erm, "faith". I'm tempted to ask you to try to untangle the mess you've made while trying to enlighten po ignorant me. I think your explanation would prolly be a real hoot. If you're gonna try anywayz though, feel free to talk down to me.

To answer my own question for you, the Lord tried to warn the Jews not to raise up kings over themselves. They didn't listen. The rest is history & God's warning was proven correct. Any Deist would agree, which is why Paine used it in his argument to toss out the monarchy.

I'm still waiting for that clause of the Constitution that forced all of the states to disestablish. Show me the rejected text the founders tried to include in the Constitution, which would have built a wall of separation.

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Deists pray to Nature's god in the name of Paine?

No, apparently you don't understand the meaning of the word if. How are with is?

To answer my own question for you, the Lord tried to warn the Jews not to raise up kings over themselves. They didn't listen. The rest is history & God's warning was proven correct. Any Deist would agree, which is why Paine used it in his argument to toss out the monarchy

What's your point? Are you trying to instigate me into posting Paine quotes calling on Deists and Unitarians to unite against Christianity? Shall we turn America into Bosnia with a religious war?

I'm still waiting for that clause of the Constitution that forced all of the states to disestablish. Show me the rejected text the founders tried to include in the Constitution, which would have built a wall of separation

Ever heard of the first amendment? How about the tenth? Don't debate me on the issue...Take it up with the Supreme Court...They have ruled on it numerous times in our history. The "rejected text" you speak of was the Act for Establishing Religious Freedom, authored by Thomas Jefferson. It became law in Virginia on Jan 16, 1786. The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution was based on that act.

Prior to the first and tenth amendments, religious discrimination was written into the constitutions of various colonies. Those laws:

Established a loyalty oath for legislators and government employees, requiring them to believe in the Trinity, and/or the divine inspiration of the Bible.

Prohibited clergy from holding office.

Required legislators to be Protestant Christians.

Permitted the state to support the Christian religion from general tax revenue.

Granted religious and other human rights only to Christians, or only to theists.

Specified "The Protestant Religion" to be the established religion of the state.

Required citizens to observe the weekly Sabbath or Lord's day.....People were actually arrested and jailed in Virginia for not attending church services.

Is that what you mean by Christian America?
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