2006-09-06 18:19:54 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Deist is the right answer boys and girls. If you wrote deist pat yourself on the back :)
2006-09-06 18:35:33 · update #1
The founding Fathers were Mosty Deist, one was an atheist and none were Christian.
Most interesting among our founders, John Adams actually stated that religion is for the little people, not the superior minded people like him and Jefferson.
-There is no mention of God or Jesus in the Constitution. A "Creator" is referred to in the Dec. of Ind., but it is not specified to be the Christian one.
-The Treaty of Tripoli, ratified June 10, 1797: "As the Government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian religion; ..."
-The original Pledge of Allegiance was written in 1892 and did not contain the phrase "under God". It was not added until 1954 under the Eisenhower administration, influenced by the Cold War against the "godless Communists" at the time.
-The words "In God We Trust" were not printed on our bills or coins until after the Civil War.
-Virtually every major Founding Father was not a Christian, or at least doubted it in some aspects.
2006-09-06 18:31:20 · answer #1 · answered by Spookshow Baby 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Most of the signers of the Declaration of Independence were Deists, actually. From what I understand, they believe in one deity but are continually searching to find the true form of Deity through research, meditation and discussion. They rely heavily on the classic philosophers, too, I believe. I also don't think that it's a dead religious philosophy, although I don't personally know of any Deists.
2006-09-07 01:36:28 · answer #2 · answered by Ally 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, Samuel Adams and Thomas Paine were atheists.Ben Franklin acted like he was but never came out and said one way or the other. He was a member in good standing of the Hellfire Club. George Washington must of believed in a deity as he was a Mason but he never attended any divine services regularly and when he had to would not sit, sing or pray. Thomas Jefferson was a deist Most of the signers were if anything deists. A philosophy tied to the humanist philosophy prevalent among the European intelligentsia whose theory's were expressed in the American Revolution
2006-09-07 01:31:58 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Many of them were spiritual and not Christians, or at least what it comes to mean today.
In addition some of them were not deists, but its common to believe so. Their beliefs ran a bit deeper than the deist philosophy. Although they wanted to appear as deists to the outside world and have it reflected it the structure and framework of the nation.
This touches on subjects that many today still don't understand. Some of them were privy to knowledge of spirituality that some today call it or lump it into the "metaphysical" aspect of spiritual knowledge.
There will no doubt be thumbs down votes on this one!
2006-09-07 01:26:56 · answer #4 · answered by Hathor 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Some were Christian. Many were Deists.
2006-09-07 01:24:58 · answer #5 · answered by N 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They all came from a Christian background, the educated ones all attended Christian colleges where Biblical studies and Church attendance where the norm. Some are known to have been more debut than others but starting with the author of the Declaration of Independence most where especially by today standards deeply Christian, followers of Christ and very knowledgeable of scripture including the founding father of the US, George Washington.
'We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their Creator, with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
try deleting the word" CREATOR"
No matter how desperately you try to erase American History if you consult an authenticated Historical Text you"ll discover this truth.
Man fro m utopia, ever heard of Christ's Utopia, it's called The Kingdom of God, it's real and here in some places , want to join it.
2006-09-07 01:48:14 · answer #6 · answered by interficio_pravus 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
That depends on whose history you read. Some will say yes. Some will say no. Some will not really discuss the situation.
I think they were very spiritual men. As to whether they were religious or christian, I don't think anyone at this point in time can say with certainity
Take a look at a book titled "Legends, Lies, and Cherished Myths of American History".
2006-09-07 01:28:50 · answer #7 · answered by Spiritual but not religious 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They were most definitely NOT Christian. They were deists.
Read up on it here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deist
2006-09-07 01:25:49 · answer #8 · answered by Jim S 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Yes but you will not learn this in your history class anymore.
2006-09-07 01:23:48 · answer #9 · answered by fatboysdaddy 7 · 1⤊ 5⤋
It would seem so.
2006-09-07 01:25:39 · answer #10 · answered by Augustine 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋