"If we look back into history for the character of the present sects of Christianity, we shall find few that have not in their turns been persecutors, and complainers of persecution. The primitive Christians thought persecution extremely wrong in the pagans, but practiced it on one another. The first Protestants of the Church of England blamed the persecution in the Romish Church, but practiced it upon the Puritans. These found it wrong in the bishops, but fell into the same practice themselves both here [in England] and in New England."
The source of this quote is none other than one of our Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin.
2006-08-19 10:38:47 · 8 answers · asked by tangerine 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
andy g: Don't thank me. Thank Ben. He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. By the way, what have you accomplished?
2006-08-19 11:00:02 · update #1
43: I don't know if the bit about Franklin's sleeping with Adams' wife or the swindling is true, but I do know that what Franklin says is true. But then again, I've always thought that what people did in their own bedrooms was their own damned business.
2006-08-19 11:09:26 · update #2
andy g: And I see that you are a perfect example of what Christian love is all about. (That's sarcasm, of course.):)
2006-08-20 02:46:14 · update #3
Excellent.
But don't try to use that on a "Christian"; they will smite you and then bore you with their Jebus rants.
God, and yes I do believe, gave us a brain, common sense and the knowledge of right and wrong.
There were/are many prophets sent as man grows in his ability to understand, all basically say the same thing. "Be good to each other".
Christians, don't you dare pray for me. Is the likes of Bush, Cheney, Falwell, Robertson and the folks at FOX news are going to be there, I would rather spend eternity in my faith's hell than in your heaven.
2006-08-19 10:44:50 · answer #1 · answered by Ed M 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
how about this one
"Expectations is the fools income. Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed."
Mark Twain
Thank you for helping me succeed!!!
How do you feel? That only you can recite quotes? You have no point and what are you trying to prove? That the damnocrats hate God, we already know that! Can you quote anyone other than old ben?
2006-08-19 17:52:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Franklin also predicted thius country would be taken over by the menace jews which is true- ignorant americans don't even see it (most of them- some are smarter than that)
2006-08-19 17:55:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yeah so what Franklin was a whore-mongering retard. He was sleeping with Adams wife and swindling the Continental Congress out of it funds.
2006-08-19 17:46:00 · answer #4 · answered by 43 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Indeed. But it's nothing that most Jews didn't already know.
Every group, mine included, have had evil people in them in the past. It's what they are doing today that counts.
2006-08-19 19:10:47 · answer #5 · answered by SPLATT 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with it... Ben Franklin was a smart guy.
2006-08-19 18:07:43 · answer #6 · answered by RATM 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hadn't heard that one, but doesn't surprise me. He was right then and he's right today
2006-08-19 17:49:01 · answer #7 · answered by Skeff 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
What's your point?
2006-08-19 17:44:28 · answer #8 · answered by bumpocooper 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋