"If you personally choose to live your life in accordance to the bible , that 's fine . But the Bible , like many other foreign documents , has no place in politics . Religious influence in government is highly un-American ."
"It 's amazing how little you godless heathens have studied the writings of the founding fathers . Here are just some of the facts that are seldom taught in AmericaÂ ’ s public school classrooms : The most frequently recognized source for political inspiration for the founding fathers was the Bible , which was referenced in some 34 % of the founding fatherÂ ’ s quotations . The first reference to God as the foundation of an American colony was noted in the Â ‘ Mayflower Compact , Â ’ dated November 11 , 1620 : Â “ Â….Having undertaken for the Glory of God , and advancement of the Christian faith , and the honour of our king and country , a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia ; Do by these presents , solemnly and mutually in the presence of God and one another , covenant and combine ourselves together into a Civil BodyÂ….Â ” Many of the founding fathers recognized that the principles of civil law were inseparably linked to Biblical truths . James Wilson , one of the original Supreme Court Justices , and a signer of the Constitution , explained , Â “ Human law must rest its authority ultimately upon the authority of that law which is divineÂ…Far from being rivals or enemies , religion and law are twin sisters , friends , and mutual assistantsÂ…Â ” Additionally , the United States Supreme Court specifically recognized America as a Christian nation . In the case Â “ Church of the Holy Trinity vs. the United StatesÂ ” ( Feb. 29 , 1892 , US457-458 ) , Justice Josiah Brewer , following a lengthy and exhaustive search of early American historical literature , commented , Â “ We find everywhere a clear recognition of the same truthÂ….that we are a Christian nationÂ….Â ” In another Supreme Court Case , Â “ Zorach vs. ClausonÂ ” ( 1952 , US306 307 313 ) , Justice William O. Douglas categorically stated , Â “ We are a religious people and our institutions presuppose a Supreme Being.Â ” Further , in Â “ United States vs. MacintoshÂ ” ( 1931 , 283 US 605 , 625 ) , Justice George Sutherland affirmed , Â “ We are a Christian peopleÂ….affording to one another the equal right of religious freedom , and acknowledge with reverence the duty of obedience to the will of God.Â ” At the Constitutional Convention on June 28 , 1787 , Benjamin Franklin noted : Â “ Â…The longer I live , the more convincing proofs I see of this truth , that God governs in the affairs of men . And if a sparrow can not fall to the ground without His notice , is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid ? We have been assured , Sir , in the Sacred Writings , that Â ‘ except the Lord build the House , they labor in vain that build it.Â ” There are many today who believe Franklin was a strict deist , but Franklin here is not only referencing the Bible , but is alluding in part to a teaching by Jesus Christ from Matthew 10:29 . Concerning the outcome of the American Revolution , John Quincy Adams noted , Â “ The highest glory won from the American Revolution was this : it connected , in one indissoluble bond , the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity.Â ” In a letter to Thomas Jefferson dated June 28 , 1813 , John Adams wrote : Â “ The general principles on which the ( founding ) fathers achieved independence wereÂ…the general principles of Christianity.Â ” Founding father Noah Webster proclaimed much the same message when he said , Â “ The religion which has introduced civil liberty is the religion of Christ and His ApostlesÂ…This is genuine Christianity and to this we owe our free constitutions of government.Â ” Time after time , the founding fathers declared similar beliefs . From the archives of Patrick HenryÂ ’ s personal notes ( handwritten on the back of his copy of the Â “ Stamp Act Resolutions , Â ” made public after his death ) we read : Â “ Whether this ( new government ) will prove a blessing or a curse will depend upon the use our people make of the blessings which a gracious God hath bestowed on us . If they are wise they will be great and happy . If they are of a contrary character , they will be miserable . Righteousness alone can exalt them as a nation.Â ” Thomas Jefferson was hardly speaking from a strict deist standpoint when he said : Â “ Can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis , a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God ? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath ? Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just ; and that His justice can not sleep forever.Â ” ( Notes on the State of Virginia , 1781 ) Â “ I shall need , too , the favor of that Being in whose hands we are , who lead our forefathers , as Israel of old , from their native land and planted them in a country flowing with all the necessities and comforts of life.Â ” ( Monday , March 4 , 1805 , in his 2nd Inaugural Address ) Remember , a strict deist was one who believed God was like a watchmaker , who wound up the universe and thereafter did not involve himself in the affairs of men and nations . Jefferson obviously believed otherwise . Speaking of Godly principles , Jefferson stated : Â “ A more beautiful or precious morsel of ethics I have never seen ; it is a document in proof that I am a real Christian , that is to say , a disciple of the doctrines of Jesus.Â ” ( Jan. 9 , 1816 Â– In a letter to Charles Thomson ) George Washington , the Â “ Father of our Country , Â ” likewise recognized God as supremely important in the American dream . In his first inaugural address on April 30 , 1789 , Washington remarked : Â “ It would be improper to omit , in this first official act , my fervent supplications to that Almighty Being who rules over the universe.Â ” On Saturday , October 3 , 1789 , President Washington said this in proclaiming a day of national thanksgiving : Â “ It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the Providence of Almighty God.Â ” Today , our public schools are in a moral crisis . Washington once noted , Â “ If you remove religious principles from the schools you are going to lose national morality.Â ” How prophetic he was ! Benjamin Rush , a signer of the Declaration of Independence who was also known as the Â “ Father of Public Schools , Â ” once had this to offer : Â “ The only foundation for a republic isÂ…religion . Without it there can be no virtue , and without virtue there can be no liberty.Â ” DonÂ ’ t miss the significance of that last statement : Â “ .. without virtue there can be no libertyÂ….Â ” The principle is clear Â– a lack of virtue engenders bondage . As one writer noted , Â “ Intemperate men can never be free because their passions give rise to their fetters ( bindings ) .Â ” The more liberties a godless people achieve , the more enslaved they ultimately become in their worldly obsessions . Still another founding father , the Reverend John Witherspoon , mirrored Benjamin Rush when he declared , Â “ Â…Civil liberty can not long be preserved without virtueÂ….Â ” And finally , letÂ ’ s not forget James Madison , known as the Â “ Chief Architect of U.S. Constitution , Â ” who once had this to say : Â “ Cursed be all that learning that is contrary to the Cross of Christ.Â ” This is just a very short list of thousands of such examples that clearly speak of the Biblical and Christian foundations of our Founding Fathers and early America . Along with these there were the church services in government buildings up to and shortly after the civil war ; paid chaplains , government authorized missionaries , reliefs of Moses and the Ten Commandments in the Supreme Court building , and so on and so forth . Whatever moral foundations apart from Christian and Biblical principles one may argue was second , was not even a close second . The record on that is clear . And so today , the debate over the moral foundations of America continues , but not in this quarter . America is in a moral and spiritual decline due to the ungodly secularization of this country . Â “ Thou shalt notÂ ” has been replaced with , Â “ If it feels good do it.Â ” The wisdom of God has been replaced with the tenets of men ; absolute truths replaced with moral relativism , and Â “ Father GodÂ ” has been replaced with Â “ Mother Earth.Â ” America is now paying the price for this ill-conceived venture . The remedy : A return to Godly values and principles , upon which this nation Â “ of the people , by the people , and for the people , Â ” was clearly founded . ( RighterReport.com )"
"bible Religious influence in government is highly un-American"
"godless heathens"