I hate to ruin a Godless person's day , but learning is important . Doncha think ?!?!
2007-07-01 05:46:38 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
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2007-07-01 05:54:45 · update #1
The problem we have today is the ACLU and others who, would like to get God totally out of this country. They want their brand of beliefs shoved down our throats and hide behind the Constitution to do it.
I heard a survey that said 84% of Americans were christians. Using that number, why dont we, as a group, tell our officals what WE want and not what some special interest group wants??? Because we dont act as one. We cant get ourselves together.
Oh well, thanks for the info.
2007-07-01 06:13:06 · answer #1 · answered by bigmikejones 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Well, look at in an educational context. The Bible was the primary textbook for teaching reading and writing. Public schooling as well know it today did not come around until the 1800s and so most people learned at home with a Bible and a primer. Only the elite were able to attend schools like Boston Latin and so on. Thus the Bible was the primary textbook of the 18th century wherein schooling was primarily in the home.
We now have many more options to teach people reading and writing and if people wish to home school, as is their right. They also may use the 18th century method of teaching reading and writing through the Bible.
2007-07-01 05:48:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
Yes I did an it was the first text book most colonaist had in the home.
They all could quote the Bible with ease.
Jefferson in his letter would quote the Bible chaper and verse expecting the person on the end to know what he was talking about.
Now the athesists are in the rewriting of American History.
They had a stronger foundation of faith and understanding of the Bible than most of the people today have when it comes to issues of the Bible.
You can't quote them without understanding the context and that meanings of the words have changed.
2007-07-01 06:16:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yes, during The Revolution there was a shortage of Bibles, because England was no longer shipping them to America. So Congress allocated Money to order Bibles to be Printed, and shipped to America from, (I think), France.
2007-07-01 08:41:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes I did and it was awhile before many states took it out of their budgets. Interesting then with your wall between Church and State question. Another example of how we have gone further on this issue than the founders intended.
2007-07-02 10:36:07 · answer #5 · answered by ALASPADA 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was the most widely used book in schools because it was the most widely printed book. Many generations learned to read from only the Bible in their school.
2007-07-01 05:52:05 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I did know that as the Bible was a source of knowledge. As it still is. I also read that Bibles were ditributed to members of the Government.
2007-07-01 06:15:12 · answer #7 · answered by Me 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yessssssssssssssssssss - they surely did. And the public schools used the Bible as a textbook. The three R's were taught, and so were Godly priciples from God's Word. Great question!
2007-07-01 05:57:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
So what. First you put up the question about the Mayflower Pact. So the first people came here for religous freedom.
Religous freedom also means the freedom not to worship
god.
Is your faith in God based on fact or faith?
2007-07-01 05:53:38 · answer #9 · answered by JF 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋
When were these early days?
Was it before or after July 4, 1776?
2007-07-01 05:50:08 · answer #10 · answered by ck4829 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋