and the uninformed
can be easily led astray
and those who can not connect the dots?
Hey look the other way.
People believe what they wanna believe
When it makes no sense at all
So be careful of those killing in Jesus's name
He don't believe in killing at all."
OR?
In more terse terms?
If you aint gettin it after the first few times?
"In recent years, we have been told by a variety of conservatives that America’s founding fathers established the country under Christian doctrine—that we are a “Christian nation” and should operate accordingly.
This notion—that our country’s roots are explicitly Christian—is both foolish and wrong, for it devalues the Christian faith and disrespects the genius of the founding fathers.
"Christianity does not need to be endorsed by law or some fantasized re-interpretation of the Constitution in order to have meaning in people’s lives. Let’s face it.
Will Christianity be seriously jeopardized if its followers learn that only one of the 56 founding fathers was a member of the clergy?
Will their faith be dashed if they discover that James Madison objected to chaplains opening the proceedings of Congress with prayer?
And more recently, will people ignore the Bible if the Ten Commandments aren’t posted in courtrooms or if the nativity scene in town squares shares space with a menorah?
When people say “Happy Holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas” at Wal-Mart, are they attacking Jesus? For Christians SECUCE IN THEIR FAITH, the answer to all these questions should be a resounding “no.”
AMEN!
FUCK YOUR CULTURE WARS!
FORGET ABOUT IT!
HOW MANY HAS IT BROUGHT INTO YOUR CHURCH?
IT HAS ALL BEEN A SATANIC DISTRACTION
TO KEEP YOUR EYES OFF OF WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON
IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW
MAINLY?
THAT WE ARE ABOUIT TO ENTER DANIELS 70th "7".
THE START OF THE TRIBULATION
THE LAST 7 YEARS ON EARTH.
"The genius of the founding fathers is they understood that Christianity could not only stand on its own but would thrive without being written into the laws and founding documents of the country. In fact, it was likely their own “faith” that led them to this conclusion. Many of the founding fathers—Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, Madison and Monroe—practiced a faith called Deism. Deism is a philosophical belief in human reason as a reliable means of solving social and political problems.
(Opps)
Deists believe in a supreme being who created the universe to operate solely by natural laws—and after creation, is absent from the world.
(Opps again...yeah...they got that part wrong obviously.
The universes is accelerating.
Something is OBVIOUSLY acting on it.)
This belief in reason over dogma helped guide the founders toward a system of government that respected faiths like Christianity, while purposely isolating both from encroaching on one another so as not to dilute the overall purpose and objectives of either."
"If the founders were dogmatic about anything, it was the belief that a person’s faith should not be intruded upon by government and that religious doctrine should not be written into governance. James Madison, for instance, was vigorously opposed to religious intrusions into civil affairs. In 1785, when the Commonwealth of Virginia was considering passage of a bill “establishing a provision for Teachers of the Christian Religion,” Madison wrote his “Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments,” in which he presented 15 reasons why government should not become involved in the support of any religion."
(Mixing politics and faith has been flat out wrong since Constantine and the council of Nicaea.)
"In his first term as president, Thomas Jefferson declared his firm belief in the separation of church and state in a letter to the Danbury, Conn. Baptists. He said: “Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legislative powers of government reach actions only and not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that 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.”
"A treaty of peace and friendship between the United States and Tripoli that was approved by George Washington explicitly stated: “The government of the United States is not in any sense founded on the Christian religion…” This treaty was negotiated by the American diplomat Joel Barlow during the administration of George Washington. Washington read it and approved it, although it was not ratified by the senate until John Adams had become president."
"Finally, and most obviously, if the founding fathers intended to include Jesus, the Bible, or other particular aspects of the Christian faith in the founding of our nation, they would have expressly done so."
AMEN!
THEY DIDN'T!
"However, the two references to religion that are in the Constitution contain exclusionary language. The First Amendment says, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion. . .” and in Article VI, Section III, “… no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.”
"The founding fathers’ purposes were clear. They had no intention to found the country according to Christian doctrines. Having said that, it is important to add that this exclusion in no way devalued the importance of the Christian religion in their minds—nor should it in ours. Christianity is thriving in America, and so is Judaism, Islam, and other religions. Rather than listening to those who distort history and pit one faith as superior to others because it is more “American,”
(It's not superior because it's more "American". It's superior because its the truth and its being played out right in front of your eyes right now.)
we should instead be working together on a shared spiritual vision—to empower the poor and marginalized, heal the planet, bring relief to those who suffer, and bring peace to our precious world. We should instead be grateful for the wisdom of our founding fathers who purposely devised a government and a nation based upon the Constitution that gave people the freedom and liberty to practice their religion. This system has worked amazingly well for over 200 years and is the envy of many countries ensnared in sectarian strife.
(Today?
Were not?
"ensnared in sectarian strife"
?
Might wanna think about that for a few.)
Our history is one to be proud of, for it allows religious and political freedom, both of which are precious commodities in today’s world."
If you dont know your own countries own history?
(It's a worldly thing BTW)
And willingly distort it?
Or willingly go along with those doing the distortion?
(Lord knows they got enough books to sell ya
or "prophetic events"
you can buy a ticket to.
Or allow others to do as much
when they come to your churches?
But if you cant get worldly things right?
Then why should anybody believe you about otherworldly things?
Food for thought.
And by the way?
Whether you believe what was shared above?
Or whether you see things in a completely different light all together?
What does any of it have to do with your/my salvation?
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
And what part of what was shared above contradicts any part of the following:
I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth;
And in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord;
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead, and buried;*
the third day he rose from the dead;
he ascended into heaven,
and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic** church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
Give me a holler when you figure it out.
I'll be waiting.
Or for that matter?
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