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ladym55

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30. I did see one brief piece on the founding fathers' quotes today
Mon Jul 5, 2021, 05:49 PM
Jul 2021

And of course I don't remember WHERE I saw it, so I can't provide a link.

But the article did say that the folks at Hobby Lobby took the quotes from Washington and Adams out of context. In the case of Adams, he was talking about morals and religion--saying that one or the other would be needed for a successful country. He did not say religion only.

I have noticed with white evangelicals that they tend to take bible verses out of context or invent their own because ... why not? Most white evangelicals don't actually read the bible they claim to believe in. Why not take the founding fathers out of context?

not to mention separation of church and state! demigoddess Jul 2021 #1
Right ladym55 Jul 2021 #3
Some were. However, Deists outnumbered them, & all agreed on the "wall of separation" Hekate Jul 2021 #4
Deists were kinda that era's atheists NullTuples Jul 2021 #10
Last I checked God is all powerful and all knowing. Thomas Hurt Jul 2021 #12
With that kind of thinking I_UndergroundPanther Jul 2021 #25
That is Christian theology as I understand it.... Thomas Hurt Jul 2021 #27
That's the one I try to live my life by. summer_in_TX Jul 2021 #22
Yeah, there seem to be at least 2, and more like several hundred different kinds of 'Christians" Biophilic Jul 2021 #2
Which version of Christianity? keithbvadu2 Jul 2021 #8
Other than some small cults, none of the many denominations... Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2021 #28
Well for one thing .... KentuckyWoman Jul 2021 #5
Now that's interesting. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2021 #6
Chrinos. Christians in name only. wnylib Jul 2021 #18
Christianity and the Bible witnessed for,... by theft and fraud by the Hobby Lobby Museum.. keithbvadu2 Jul 2021 #7
👆👆 crickets Jul 2021 #11
If John was a preacher Traildogbob Jul 2021 #9
John is like my own pastors. Dreampuff Jul 2021 #14
... John is always so droll... nebby70 Jul 2021 #16
My newspaper carried the "Christian Nation" paid advertisement today. summer_in_TX Jul 2021 #13
count me in ! time to some digging . religion & politics or state need to be separated! monkeyman1 Jul 2021 #19
Thanks so much! It urgently does. summer_in_TX Jul 2021 #21
will keep in touch , use to live in n.texas ! monkeyman1 Jul 2021 #23
Thank you! summer_in_TX Jul 2021 #31
Try the satanic church I_UndergroundPanther Jul 2021 #26
I did see one brief piece on the founding fathers' quotes today ladym55 Jul 2021 #30
I figured. summer_in_TX Jul 2021 #32
Hobby Lobby also funds a "Christain " militia Alwaysna Jul 2021 #15
... didn't know these tidbits ... nebby70 Jul 2021 #17
H.L. need's a lesson not that good anyway! monkeyman1 Jul 2021 #20
He was OKAY with slavery, though. Brainstormy Jul 2021 #24
This message was self-deleted by its author Kittycatkat Jul 2021 #29
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