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To: scbison
The founding fathers would beg to differ.

The Country they were hoping to create

More quotes specifically about Christianity

What they did want was a country not hostile to other religions. They saw the abuses that took place when the government interfered with religion (as Jefferson's letter to the Baptists clearly details); that argument has been flipped on it's head to not allowing "religion to interfere with the government."

The Founding Fathers wanted the dual voices in the public square. When either the State or the Church has all power, abuses occur. Both were meant to check each other. As history clearly shows, when you strip power from one, it is assumed by the other.

68 posted on 09/26/2012 9:58:16 AM PDT by TheWriterTX (Riding the Long-Wave Economic Contraction, Baby!)
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To: TheWriterTX
see Post #70.
my bad.
71 posted on 09/26/2012 12:28:47 PM PDT by YHAOS (you betcha!)
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