But dont you think the culture of Protestantism had a lot to do with the forming of the Constitution? Do you think we should show some gratitude for this? I am a son of Catholic immigrants but I think so but I could be way off here.
2006-11-26 08:53:12 · 13 answers · asked by burbank 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes, many were Deists like Jefferson. And yes, Protestantism was the dominant Christian sect in America. It wasn't until Kennedy that we even had a Catholic president and haven't had one since. And yes, we due owe gratitude to Protestantism for the Constitution.
2006-11-26 08:55:37 · answer #1 · answered by . 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they were very much Deists. Thomas Jefferson, Washington, Franklin most of all them were. You must remember that this country was founded by a group of people who were persecuted in the European countries that had "Established/Organized Religions" and these people came to the America shores to find a refuge from persecution and to be free to practice their religion safely and freely.
It was not Protestantism that was the basis of our Constitution, it was the foundations of spiritual beliefs based upon a universal basis.
I was raised Catholic and over the years, I have changed and just recently I learned about the definition of "Deists" and I can now say, that I also am a "Diest." My personal morals and ethics and spiritual code match what the Deist follow... So, you would say that I ... "am way out there!" Yes, research and learn more about yourself and what a Deist stands for... Good Luck!
2006-11-26 09:06:38 · answer #2 · answered by Callie Kitty 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Men like Jefferson, Washington, Franklin, Adams, and the like, didn't want America to become a land where only the righteous had power. They did not want a country where the church dictated to them, the way it often did in England and France, how the government should be run. No church in government, no government in the church. They may have believed in a creator, but not the Christian god. Even then, men of sense could discern the bible for what it was - a book created by men to try and control the "unwashed masses", and a bit of a fairy tale. To say that the Constitution is in any way, shape, or form based on only Christian morality is a delusion.
2006-11-26 09:04:01 · answer #3 · answered by ReeRee 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Protestantism had a lot to do with the settling of the country, but the Constitution was written by a group of men largely (but probably not 100%) Deist.
2006-11-26 08:55:59 · answer #4 · answered by The Doctor 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Many have been, or so Ive study. I additionally study that alot of the Founding Fathers have been Diests, that's some style of theology that i understand very nearly no longer something approximately. i ask your self whether they understand concerning the lizard people who stay deep under the earth and secretly administration all human pastime with their techniques-administration rays, alien craft, and gray 'alien' slaves.
2016-10-04 09:43:29 · answer #5 · answered by regula 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jefferson was definitely a Deist. he thought Christianity was perverted. John Adams was a Unitarian, and Benjamin Franklin lived the "good life" and belonged to pornography clubs and the like. this crap about our Founders basing America on some sort of religious basis is bunk.
American Revolutionary ideals are the brainchild of the Enlightenment and its theories about property and personal liberty, not the Dark Ages.
2006-11-26 09:04:40 · answer #6 · answered by db 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You are correct on the Diest and Protestant issue. As for gratitude, we should be thankful, but we were also given freedom of religion by the same people.
2006-11-26 09:12:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it is not true and I'll prove it. A deist wouldn't pray to God, yet all of our founding fathers did just that...regularly and before every congress, etc. A deist doesn't believe praying to God works! A deist believes God made it and walked away. Why then would our foundation seek God constantly?
Please pick up a copy of William J. Federer's book of quotations called America's God and country. It will blow you away. It is only quotations.
2006-11-26 09:11:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The founding fathers of the United States were, with few exceptions, Christian. They strongly inserted their morals, ethics and values into our Constitution and Declaration of Independence. But, they did not want a monarchy or a theocracy, so our system is based on religious freedom, with Christian/Judea values as the base.
2006-11-26 08:57:48 · answer #9 · answered by padwinlearner 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
No. Most of them were Episcopalian. There were a few who didn't like any religion, but still believed the basics of Christianity. These were called 'Deists'. It wasn't a formal religion.
2006-11-26 09:04:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋