What founding father President said America is not Christian, Jewish, or Islamic?

Question

Adams. Would the radical christian fundamentalist republican movement support his view today? No way.

America was founded on the belief in that man could manage a new form of government, democracy, by following laws, and, the constitution, NOT RELIGOUS DOGMA people, read history and turn off FOX.

Answer 1

"The Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion."
John Adams, Treaty of Tripoli, Nov 1796
http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=llsp&fileName=002/llsp002.db&recNum=24

"This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land."
- Article VI of the U.S. Constitution
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/articles.html

Answer 2

Hey genius.

Just did a web search of John Adams quotes and found this little gem.

"We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Avarice, ambition, revenge or gallantry would break the strongest cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net. Our Constitution is designed only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate for any other."

John Adams

Yeah, that Adams was a real anti-religion guy.

Here's another one:

The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epocha in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty..."

Second letter to Abigail Adams (1776-07-03)

Answer 3

Actually, there are plenty of quotes from our Founding Fathers that say just the opposite.

That's what happens when you have freedom. Even our founders disagreed.

I love religious freedom. I hope you do, too, even in the form of "radical Christian fundamentalist Republicans".

Anything else would be un-American.

Answer 4

Exactly what "radical christian fundamentalist republican movement" are you talking about? I'm aware of no such movement except maybe on the fringe. No one with any influence espouses what you seem to be implying.

Answer 5

It's kind of funny that people lap up the claims of Christian roots to our great -- vastly different - country. If religion was so elementary to freedom & prosperity, the dark-ages might not have been so bloody, nor dark.

Read something recently about "Jefferson's Quran" (as opposed to Jefferson's Bible), being distributed to Congress over the years. What's -- all-importantly missed -- is that the point in his studies of some particular Muslims in Tripoli was to retaliate & clobber them; not to spread their faith.

Answer 6

if i am not mistaken it would be Kennedy...... But i could be mistaken will say this and please i don't mean to offend anyone America should be for Americans all this helping foreign country's is what has got us into such economic trouble , the government will help foreign country's when it should be here taking care of America..... But , that is my opinion

Answer 7

You are correct, but where is the question? Maybe its time to redefine and relabel the "Christians. Jews, and Islamic" people whose actions and attitudes do not reflect the beautiful, wise and peaceful teachings of those who founded their faith traditions.

Answer 8

He was a unitarian. Unitarianism is a christian denomination, hoss.

Answer 9

I think Bush has reiterated this theory, but since he's so stupid, no one listens.

But anyway, I think Washington took that position too.

Answer 10

substantiate that
which Adams and when
I don't believe it.