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To: BlueDragon
Were you aware that George Washington may have become a Catholic?

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33 posted on 07/04/2011 8:29:50 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Salvation

No, I wasn't aware of that possibility. It wouldn't diminish him one iota, as far as I'm concerned.

Certainly, he was highly regarded by most all of his peers.

An interesting man, not without his own inner conflicts and struggles, although quiet and reticent about such, mentioning them only briefly.

He knew government by it's nature included the claimed powers to commit violence. He fought against such a government, yet fought to institute another which would make the same claim of power. I get the impression he was smart enough to realize the possibility that the "new" could grow to become as bad as the "old".

Such a similar mindset helped guide the framers of the Constitution to attempt to limit the powers of government, over men. It worked, after a fashion, But as with most all doings of man, it has produced mixed results, even from the very beginning. Which leads us right back to the real source of the troubles. The wicked heart of man(kind).

37 posted on 07/04/2011 8:43:57 PM PDT by BlueDragon (tonto he got smart said listenkimmosabe, kissmyass I boughtaboat, I'm headedout to sea)
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To: Salvation
Were you aware that George Washington may have become a Catholic?

Then why did he request, and was granted, believer's baptism by John Gano, a Baptist pastor?

76 posted on 07/05/2011 7:02:41 AM PDT by Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus ("Armed forces abroad are of little value unless there is prudent counsel at home." - Cicero)
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