With the presidential election now behind us, all the buzz seems to be about massive turnout of evangelical Christians. The liberals and the media would have us believe that it is wrong to vote for candidates who support moral standards (especially Christian moral standards). They claim. “It violates everything America stands for.”
Sacramento Observer- Are Black Pastors Misleading Us?
Sacramento Bee- Nations Cultural Divide- Values
Los Angeles Times- Now That He's Free, Who Needs Reality...
Well, that isn’t what these folks said:
George Washington
The first President of the United States in his Farewell Address (Sept. 19, 1796) stated, “Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, Religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of Patriotism, who should labor to subvert these great Pillars…”
John Jay
The First Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court and one of the three men most responsible for the Constitution said, “It is the duty—as well as the privilege and interest—of our Christian nation to select and prefer Christians for their rulers.”
Noah Webster
Founding Father, Author of Webster’s Dictionary, educator, largely responsible for Article I, Section 8 of the US Constitution “The religion that has introduced civil liberty is the religion of Christ and His apostles… to this we owe our free Constitutions of Government. …No truth is more evident to my mind than that Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people.”
John Quincy Adams
America's sixth President, said (in a speech delivered on July 4, 1837, at Newburyport): “Is it not that the Declaration of Independence first organized the social compact on the foundation of the Redeemer's mission upon earth? That it laid the cornerstone of human government upon the first precepts of Christianity?”
But what do these guys know about the foundation of this country?
Craig DeLuz
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2 comments:
Interesting. Especially the John Quincy Adams quote.
Greeting from across the river in Yolo County. I could not agree more. Check out my take on why religion will plague the Democratic leadership for many elections to come.
http://roughstock.blogspot.com/2004/11/putting-tusks-on-jackass-just-wont-do.html
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