Do the needful and read this post. I am on a crusade to make you believe in the power of this post.
Should the same people be forced by a government to carry guns if they believe in evolution – or should they use Firefly’s chinese swear words to help in tying shoes?
Furthermore, since the founding fathers were Christians, it should make sense that they would use Mutt on FreeBSD while flying model airplanes and playing the bass guitar and reading the book “Godless”.. and liking pie.
I wondered all this while watching a Star Wars trailer and.. Oh lord..
I just popped a Barnsonian Fuse.
What are you on today?
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Matthew P. Barnson
Daddyhood
After all the diaper changing and bottle cleaning he has finally snapped… LOL…
yup
That’s what a few months of 2 hours of sleep per night will do to you.
Of course, the Founding Fathers weren’t technically Christians. Just sayin’.
— Ben
All Of ‘Em?
All the Founding Fathers weren’t Christian, technically or not? I know some were Deists, but I’d bet some were Bible-thumping Christians too.
Just wondering Weed
ha!
Funny!! (Of course my post is made up of old arguments – even note the nod to emilt)
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well..
Depends who you’re talking about.
Jefferson, Madison, John Adams, Ben Franklin – the guys who had a lot of ideological influence over the formation of our nation – were all Deists and Freemasons, and big proponents of secularism and ecumenicism.
George Washington was pretty traditional Christian, but then he didn’t have a lot of influence over the actual founding. He just won the war.
— Ben
And..
Willingly gave up power. Refused to have a third term. And was a pretty damned good president.
And.. umm.. I had researched it at one point.. but.. not again. Here.. http://barnson.org/node/294
I like presidential pie. With blue dress frosting. And Funded by Jack Abramoff. Served by Jesus. To Captain Kirk.
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Washington
Not saying he wasn’t a good President or a good guy. Just that he didn’t take an active role in writing the Constitution or forming our system of government.
After all, Jefferson was the guy who cut all of the supernatural references out of his Bible.
For the record, I don’t really care. What bothers me is when the Founding Fathers are used as foundation for the declaration that “The United States is a Christian Nation.” Which it ain’t.
— Ben
LOL
I know. And whether or not youre right on the founding fathers thing.. it is a secular nation today. No Goin back really.. no matter how much W tries..
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But
But a secular nation where you can believe in anything you want. No religions are persecuted.
Given the state of some “secular” nations out there, that’s an important thing to remember.
And also, with respect to the city thread, that’s another reason to move out of the city. You could be outgoingly Christian and not be critized for it, like you’ve posted before you are in the D.C. area.
My $.02 Weed
True.. but..
Its a catch 22 because I also dont want to live in a Homogenized “nobody criticizes you because you’re all the same” sort of place.
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Good point
For instance, I think France has gone WAY over the top towards secularism by doing things like banning Muslim head scarves in public schools. That’s just stupid. Personal displays of faith are not the problem.
— Ben