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Posted on 08/26/2015 8:09:24 AM PDT by Biggirl
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To: stephenjohnbanker
We ALL needs this:
I watch part of the 2 hour show today, and I want a copy.
You don't understand what's being done to this country, and the LIES we're being sold !
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"Wall Builders" - Pastor Rick Green ( 50:23 )
Published on Sep 10, 2013
There is a dangerous movement in this country denying that the roots of our nation was founded in God.
The truth is thatif you know history and simply read various historical documents like our own Declaration of Independence,you will know that our nation beginnings were based on God.
If we forget our roots we will easily be dangerously swayed or destroyed.
Find out here how you can save your country!
Footnote: U.S. Constitution Article I, Section 8: Uniform Immigration Article II, Section 1: President Natural-Born Article III, Section3: Witnesses Article III, Section 3: Attainer Three Branches of Government Tax-Exemption for Churches Republicanism How to Choose Those Men
For what business, in the name of common sense, has the magistrate with our religion?
The state does not have any concern in the matter.
In what manner does it affect society in what outward form we think it best to pay our adoration to God?
The consciences of men are not the objects of human legislation.
In contrast with this spiritual tyranny, how beautiful appears our constitution in disclaiming all jurisdiction over the souls of men,securing by a never-to-be- repealed section the voluntary, unchecked moral persuasion of every person by his own self-directed communication with the Father of spirits!
William Livingston, Constitution Signer
Security under our constitution is given to the rights of conscience and private judgment.
They are by nature subject to no control but that of Deity, a
nd in that free situation they are now left.
John Jay, first Supreme Court Chief Justice
Original Intent of the First Amendment
Fisher Ames provided the wording for the First Amendment in the House of Representatives.
He did not say anything about separation of church and state in his debate, nor may it be inferred as his intent.
In fact, Fisher Ames said something that would be ruled unconstitutional because of the courts modern application of that very phrase, separation of church and state.
He said,Not only should the Bible be in our schools, it should be the primary textbook of our schools. xliv
Earlier, at the time of the Constitutional Convention, the founders discussed the individual rights of American citizens, which would later become the Bill of Rights.
How many times did they mention the phrase separation of church and state?They did not talk about it once.
The phrase separation of church and state was not even introduced into the American vernacular until a little over a decade after the First Amendment was adopted.
The phrase is exactly that - a phrase.
It is not a statute, it is not a law, and it is not an amendment to the Constitution.
It is simply a phrase lifted from a letter written by one of our Founding Fathers, Thomas Jefferson.
Jefferson was writing to the Danbury Baptist Association on January 1, 1802, in response to a letter whereinthey raised their concerns about religious liberty ever being infringed by the American government.
Jefferson responded that this would not occur because the Constitution builds a wall of separation between Church and State. xlv
So much has been erroneously inferred from that one statement.
Simply stated, Jefferson was using the phrase to describe the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment, which says, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. The protection of our rights to live out our faith without government interference is what was being expressed both in the letter and in the First Amendment.
What About Separation of Church & State
The Supreme Court twisted the meaning of the First Amendment by isolating those eight words from this personal letter from Jefferson. xlvi
They did not even consider the letter in its full context. xlvii
Then, in 1962, the Court used the phrase to completely remove God from all governmental institutions. xlviii
It is amazing how the court can ignore history and rewrite it to fulfill their particular agenda and purpose.
Weve Got the Wrong Guy
Perhaps even worse than misapplying Jeffersons words is the fact that Jeffersons words were used in the first placeas a means for discovering the intent of the First Amendment.
Actually, Thomas Jefferson and his words separation of church and state are irrelevant when it comes to interpreting the intended meaning of the First Amendmentbecause Jefferson did not give us the Constitution or the Bill of Rights.
When a biographer wrote to Thomas Jefferson, to congratulate him for his influence on the Constitution, his response was,One passage of the paper you enclosed must be corrected.
It is the following.I will say it was yourself more than any other individual that planned and established the Constitution.
xlix
Jefferson pointed out to the biographer thathe was in Europe when the Constitution was planned,
and never saw it
until after it had been established.l
Nor was Thomas Jefferson one of the Congressmen that passed the Bill of Rights, which contains the First Amendment.
So, arguing what the framers intent was by using Thomas Jefferson as an expert witness on the First Amendment
is the same ashaving a murder trial where the judge allows those who were not at the scene of the murder to come forth and tell us what happened.
It is intellectually dishonest
and a piece of cleverly crafted creative history at best, to say that Thomas Jeffersons words provide the intent for the First Amendment.
To understand the original intent of the First Amendment, you must scrutinize the thoughts of those who took part in the debate,the ones who actually gave us the First Amendment.
That debate emphasized the need to avoid another Church of England being established in America.
In other words, they were trying to prevent a national denomination from being forced upon the citizens.
None of their comments reflected intent to separate religious principles from government or from the public square.
Just the opposite:they wanted to foster free expression, not political oppression.
For those who still want to rely on Jefferson as their expert regarding the First Amendment, it should not go unnoticed that
exactly two days after writing his letter to the Danbury Baptists, he attended the weekly church service being held AT the U.S. Capitol.
These were religious services that he had helped to start and faithfully attended throughout the remainder of his presidency.li
It appears that Jeffersons views were far removed from the interpretation of them by our modern courts today.
Would Jefferson,a man who himself established and attended religious services on federal property while holding the office of the President,
really think that it was against the good of our nation or our citizensfor children to pray for their teachers, parents, and country at the beginning of each school day?
You decide.
Notes:xliv. Compiled By Friends, Works of Fisher Ames 134 (Boston: T. B. Wait & Co., 1809).
xlv. Letter to the Danbury Baptist Association (January 1, 1802), in Thomas Jefferson, Jefferson Writings 510 (Merril D. Peterson et al. eds., 1984) (1781).
xlvi. Everson v. Board of Education, 330 U.S. 1 (1947).
xlvii. Thomas Jefferson, Letter to the Danbury Baptist Association, in Thomas Jefferson, Jefferson Writings 510 (Merrill D. Peterson et al. eds., 1984) (1802): Believing with youthat religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God,
that he owes account to none other for faith or his worship,
that the legislative powers of government reach actions only, and not opinions,
I contemplate with solemn reverence that act of the whole American people which declaredthat their legislature should make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,
thus building a wall of separation between Church and State.
l. Engle v. Vitale, 370 U.S. 421 (1962).
lii. Letter to Dr. Joseph Priestly (Washington ed., 441). < http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/foley-page?id=JCE1686>.
l. Id.
li. William Parker Cutler and Julia Perkins Cutler, Life, Journal, and Correspondence of Rev. Manasseh Cutler (Cincinnati: Colin Robert Clarke & Co., 1888), Vol. II, p. 66, 119,
letter to Joseph Torrey, January 4, 1802. Cutler meant that Jefferson attended church on January 3, 1802, for the first time as President.
Bishop Claggetts letter of February 18, 1801, already revealed that as Vice-President, Jefferson went to church services in the House.
Watch, LISTEN, and LEARN !
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posted on
08/28/2015 9:03:12 AM PDT
by
Yosemitest
(It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
To: Biggirl
Horse head in the bed FRIDAY!
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posted on
08/28/2015 9:08:34 AM PDT
by
Enterprise
("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
To: CSM
love your tag line... except for white wine...prefer red instead.
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posted on
08/28/2015 9:08:35 AM PDT
by
brivette
To: Enterprise
Fast Eddie is such a slimeball.
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posted on
08/28/2015 9:16:56 AM PDT
by
Clint N. Suhks
("Liberalism is what smart looks like to stupid people".)
To: BigEdLB
Do you think this will satisfy the Trump Toupee Truthers?
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posted on
08/28/2015 9:17:00 AM PDT
by
rightwingintelligentsia
(Democrats: The perfect party for the helpless and stupid, and those who would rule over them.)
To: rightwingintelligentsia
Trumpers vs. Trumpette’s?
86
posted on
08/28/2015 9:20:05 AM PDT
by
Clint N. Suhks
("Liberalism is what smart looks like to stupid people".)
To: Clint N. Suhks
Are his female fans calling themselves Trumpettes?
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posted on
08/28/2015 9:21:10 AM PDT
by
rightwingintelligentsia
(Democrats: The perfect party for the helpless and stupid, and those who would rule over them.)
To: rightwingintelligentsia
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posted on
08/28/2015 9:23:45 AM PDT
by
Biggirl
("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
To: Biggirl
I came in late. Had to take a business call.
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posted on
08/28/2015 9:25:12 AM PDT
by
rightwingintelligentsia
(Democrats: The perfect party for the helpless and stupid, and those who would rule over them.)
To: rush; All
Please Rush, Everyone, SEE POST Number #88 and respond back to me with comments. Thank-you!
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posted on
08/28/2015 9:25:42 AM PDT
by
Biggirl
("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
To: rush; All
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posted on
08/28/2015 9:28:53 AM PDT
by
Biggirl
("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
To: Biggirl
Clinton had a superdelegate edge early against Barack Obama in 2008, and superdelegates are free to change their allegiance at any time between now and next summer’s convention. So no matter what the Clinton campaign states they have that can change.....in a heart beat!
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posted on
08/28/2015 9:29:12 AM PDT
by
caww
To: rightwingintelligentsia
Good Friday afternoon!
To: rightwingintelligentsia
Dang, missed the first half-hour. Morning (and afternoon to you east coasters), everyone.
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posted on
08/28/2015 9:30:25 AM PDT
by
American Quilter
(The urge to save humanity is nearly always a cover for the urge to rule. - H.L. Mencken)
To: carriage_hill
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posted on
08/28/2015 9:31:10 AM PDT
by
American Quilter
(The urge to save humanity is nearly always a cover for the urge to rule. - H.L. Mencken)
To: caww
That is why I question Rush’s thinking today. I know, I know, he must wish he had extra vacation time, but we all do wish.
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posted on
08/28/2015 9:31:14 AM PDT
by
Biggirl
("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
To: brivette
Aww, thanks. I have to admit that I stole it from a fellow FReeper’s comments! I just can’t remember his/her user name...
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posted on
08/28/2015 9:33:44 AM PDT
by
CSM
(White wine sipping, caviar munching, Georgetown cocktail circuit circulating, Perrier conservative.)
To: American Quilter
Anything that shocks liberal “journalists” is good.
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posted on
08/28/2015 9:33:56 AM PDT
by
American Quilter
(The urge to save humanity is nearly always a cover for the urge to rule. - H.L. Mencken)
To: carriage_hill
Trump could very well be the last person standing in 2016, regardless of WHO the Dems put up. The Dems canidiate could very well be a scapgoat figure.
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posted on
08/28/2015 9:35:04 AM PDT
by
Biggirl
("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
To: rightwingintelligentsia
Trumpette = blindly devoted to Trump fan.
Trumper = Trump hater.
I’m neither. If he wins the primary I’m voting for him but I don’t think he’s electable at this point. Ben Carson has my ear right now.
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posted on
08/28/2015 9:38:44 AM PDT
by
Clint N. Suhks
("Liberalism is what smart looks like to stupid people".)
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