Our Founding Fathers Intentions?

Question

Neither Thomas Jefferson nor Geo. Washington were practicing Christians. They were Diests. Do you think they would tolerate the present day intrusion of the church into government policy?

Many Americans were fearful that a Catholic in the White House would be under the direction of the Vatican, and the Pope, and that the constitutional separation of church and state would be compromised. The campaign wanted to confront this perception in October but, when Reverend Norman Vincent Peale, the nation's most prominent protestant columnist, opposed Kennedy's candidacy on religious grounds in September,

I guess keeping church and state apart depends on what branch of religion you're sitting on.

The most prominent religious participants in national politics are Evangelical Christians, largely allied with the Republican Party and in the so-called Bible Belt of the Southern and Midwestern United States, comprising what is known as the "religious right." Other Protestants (including predominantly liberal sects), Catholics, Mormons, Jews, Muslims, non-believers, and other faiths are also quite active. Some religious groups wish to increase the ability of government to make various religious expressions; they often emphasize the largely Christian demographics and history of the country, however it is also often used as an attempt to give state sanction to a majority faith at the direct expense of the rights of minority religious groups.
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There are over 100 recognized religions in the US, everyone of them enjoy tax-exempt status for property, businesses, automobiles, everything. That means ultra rich , as Catholic, particularly the TV evangelists. I pay mine!

Answer 1

If you dig through the history books and quotes, you will find ample information that the founders did not want the US to be a "Christian" nation.

This idea came form the Puritans (not the original Pilgrims -- there is a difference), and came to fullness under the codification of the the CSA Constitution, and it has been a battle ever since.

The CSA lost the war, and folded into the Southern Baptist Conference, and until now has hidden, but once again the ideals of the CSA are policy of the nation, and it is destroying us.

This did not come from the founders, it came from radical religious fanatics who, in the name of their God, are responsible for more human suffering then can be accounted for here.

Answer 2

Founding Fathers Intentions

Answer 3

Absolutely not! They were well aware of the Puritans and their attempts at theocracy. When the Founding Father placed the First Amendment in the Constitution, they knew the dangers of not doing so. By the way, I have never understood why church property should be exempt from taxes. I mere recognizing of a church violates the First Amendment.

Answer 4

Deism is the belief that God started the world and than left it alone. George Washington was Episcopal and Jefferson was a Unitarian. I don't know if they would think their is an intrusion of religion in the U.S. Government today. People always complain about it, but I don't see it in any serious way. Sure there are coins that say "In God we Trust" and that line in the Pledge in Allegiance, but that does not really bother me. I don't know how they would feel about this supposed intrusion.

Answer 5

Oh, I am so sick of people trying to take Christianity out of America.Who started our schools,hospitals,cemeteries.Who cared about our orphans,sick, poor,homeless etc.. all of these things where FIRST established by Christians,that's what Christians do.Keep trying to get all worked up about church and state,we are heading for a big sup rise,this world is becoming more and more heathen and it will suffer the consequences of heathen living-it is already prominent in disease,life styles, and unhappy empty people who are searching for pills for depression and such, this was not the way it use to be not in the least

Answer 6

Well, that would be all speculation. Honestly I couldnt tell you how they would feel because my imagination would run rampant. Ive been getting enough of that lately I wont say why. I have a good feeling we're at a nexus of change right now. I hope everyones happy because theyve been calling for it for far too long for it not to happen.

Answer 7

circumstances exchange. I doubt that the Founding Fathers expected computerized weapons with 50 around clips and dum-dum or amour piercing rounds while they enshrined the final to submit to hands. i do no longer think of they expected that, over two hundred years later, each and every thing may be precisely comparable to it replaced into throughout the time of their circumstances. it rather is why they laid down vast concepts rather of each and every little component while growing to be our founding information. we could continually interpret, as terrific we are able to, how those concepts would be utilized in prepare.

Answer 8

Yes, because they would understand that the Supreme Court now has the job of interpreting the Constitution and they would abide by the years of jurisprudence- being the patriots they are.

Answer 9

Anything would be only a guess.

Unofficial Tenets of Deism (Excerpt from, Modern Deism: A Primer):

1. Belief in God based on a foundation of Reason, Experience and Nature (nature of the universe) rather than on the basis of holy texts and divine revelation. Essentially, through the use of Reason, God’s existence is revealed by the observation of the order and complexity found within nature and our personal experiences.
2. Belief that the nature of God is abstract and generally incomprehensible which puts it beyond definition for humanity at this time. Furthermore, human language is limited and inadequate to define God; however, man can use Reason to theorize and speculate on what this possible nature is.
3. Belief that man's relationship with God is transpersonal which transcends the personal/impersonal dichotomy. However, this does not create a feeling of a distant and cold deity but of one in which God has a profound and unfathomable relationship with all of creation (nature) rather than just one aspect of it.
4. Belief that humanity has the ability to use Reason to develop ethical/moral principles and through the application of Reason these principles can be used to implement moral behavior, which in turn creates a rational morality. Essentially, humans can be guided by reason and their conscience in matters of morality.
5. Belief that humans have the individual capability of experiencing God, which is defined as spirituality. These spiritual experiences are multi-faceted and can include awe, epiphany, fellowship and even the transcendental. Essentially, each human is capable of having a profound experience of God and nature.
6. Belief that God should be honored in a way that the individual believes is best and most appropriate for them. Individuals must determine for themselves how best to honor God and only they can develop how to accomplish this. For many, it is a multi-faceted and an individualized process.
7. Belief in the principle of Natural Law that states that all men and women are created equal to each other with inherent freedom and liberty so that no human has more worth than another. Essentially, each human is equal in terms of the freedoms that they have and in the eyes of the law.
8. Belief that mankind’s purpose is to use our God-given reason to understand what it means to be alive in every sense of the word (to live life to the fullest) and to act in such a way as to secure human happiness and contentment for everyone.
9. Belief that Reason and Respect are God-given traits to mankind and that we are to utilize them in all aspects of our daily lives thus creating a practical approach to life. This includes respecting other alternative views and opinions of God (other religions) as long as they do not produce harm and/or infringe upon others.

Answer 10

Hmm, they would tolerate that a hell of a lot more than the governemt intrusion of it's citizens through it's slipshod monopolies and unfair taxation.