Did yuo know that:
It was Abraham Lincoln, once walking with a friend in the late evening, who looking up, said, "I could understand anyone up there in the heavens, looking down on this earth, and not believing in God: but I cannot understand anyone looking up to the heavens and seeing the glory of the stars, not believing in God." ??
2007-07-30 06:33:36 · 8 answers · asked by JayDee 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Marcus, Isn't that cool!
2007-07-30 06:39:04 · update #1
At "best" he was an agnostic perhaps. BUT, atleast he he knew enough to believe in a "god".
2007-07-30 06:44:33 · update #2
Kelt, So I have read. But atleast he had enough intelligence to know there was a "god".
2007-07-30 06:45:50 · update #3
Roy, I stand with you. Thank you.
2007-07-30 06:46:42 · update #4
Yes i believe honest abe knew there was and is a God. I believe in a true and living God and his only begotten son Jesus and there is nothing that would make me believe otherwise.
2007-07-30 06:41:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can recycle a question, I can recycle an answer :)
"My earlier views of the unsoundness of the Christian scheme of salvation and the human origin of the scriptures, have become clearer and stronger with advancing years and I see no reason for thinking I shall ever change them."
-- Abraham Lincoln
"When the Know-Nothings get control, it [the Declaration of Independence] will read: "All men are created equal except negroes, foreigners and Catholics." When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty -- to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy."
-- Abraham Lincoln
"Mr. Lincoln's maxim and philosophy were: 'What is to be, will be, and no prayers of ours can arrest the decree.' He never joined any Church. He was a religious man always, I think, but was not a technical Christian."
-- Mary Todd Lincoln
2007-07-30 10:32:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
definitely i can understand why human beings don't have faith in God these days . for the duration of my center age person hood i can definitely say that i grew to become into an Agnostic. Then I experienced a spiritual Epiphany .It grew to become into no longer in basic terms in my innovations or completely emotional because of the fact , some thing rather took place interior the actual worldwide alongside with what grew to become into happening around me - to open my eyes . some thing rather stunning mutually as my veteran husband lay paralyzed from the neck interior the well being facility for 6 months beforehand he exceeded directly to the finished beyond . And definite i could somewhat be trouble-free myself besides.
2016-12-11 05:01:54 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
2007-07-30 06:44:07 · answer #4 · answered by Freethinking Liberal 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Wonderfully put. Go Abe.
2007-07-30 06:37:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you know that Abe didn't consider himself a Christian at all and it was his wife who "prepped" him so others would accept him?
2007-07-30 06:41:34 · answer #6 · answered by Keltasia 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought he was athiest...I've never looked into that though
2007-07-30 06:39:28 · answer #7 · answered by ~Heathen Princess~ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At least he was being honest.
2007-07-30 07:01:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋