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To: Pelham
There were also few prominent atheists. Ethan Allen is one who comes to mind.

No, none we atheists/

Of a sample size of 204 Founding Fathers, 54.7% were Episcopalian, 18.6% was Presbyterian, 16.8% were Congregationalist, and the rest composing some other form denomination of Christianity.

Four of the founders were full-time preachers, many of them were the sons of clergymen. Most of the founders were ACTIVE members of their churches at a higher rate than the average individual. (SOURCE: Religion of the Founding Fathers of America)

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39 posted on 02/12/2019 7:33:20 AM PST by daniel1212 (Trust the risen Lord Jesus to save you as a damned and destitute sinner + be baptized + follow Him)
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To: daniel1212

“No, none were atheists”

Meaning that you aren’t knowledgeable on the subject.

Ethan Allen and Thomas Young were both prominent in the Revolution. Allen as the leader of the Green Mountain Boys, Young as a committeeman with the Sons Of Liberty and an organizer of the Boston Tea Party.

Both were proud unbelievers and they collaborated on the book “Reason: The Only Oracle Of Man” published by Allen after Young’s death.

The opening chapter makes clear their opinion that belief in God is just superstition.

http://libertyonline.hypermall.com/allen-reason.html#1.2

SECTION I - OF REFORMING MANKIND FROM SUPERSTITION AND ERROR, AND THE GOOD CONSEQUENCES OF IT

The desire of knowledge has engaged the attention of the wise and curious among mankind in all ages which has been productive of extending the arts and sciences far and wide in the several quarters of the globe, and excited the contemplative to explore nature’s laws in a gradual series of improvement, until philosophy, astronomy, geography, and history, with many other branches of science, have arrived to a great degree of perfection.

It is nevertheless to be regretted, that the bulk of mankind, even in those nations which are most celebrated for learning and wisdom, are still carried down the torrents of superstition, and entertain very unworthy apprehensions of the BEING, PERFECTIONS, CREATION) and PROVIDENCE Of GOD, and their duty to him...


41 posted on 02/12/2019 10:51:44 AM PST by Pelham (Secure Voter ID. Mexico has it, because unlike us they take voting seriously)
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