When some uneducated idiot stands on a stage and talks about the Great United States of America being founded as a Christian nation it might be wise to consult the words of Thomas Jefferson - the guy who wrote the Declaration of Independence:
"The establishment of the innocent and genuine character of this benevolent moralist (Jesus), and the rescuing it from the imputation of imposture which has resulted from artificial systems [E.g., The immaculate conception of Jesus, his deification, his miraculous powers, his resurrection and visible ascension, his corporeal presence in the Eucharist and the Trinity, etc.] invented by ultra-Christian sects, unauthorized by a single word ever uttered by him..."
Or how about the Treaty of Tripoli in 1797 which included, in part, the following statement: the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion.
Please tell the ignorant, unAmerican, Tea Baggers to do a little research before taking to the stage and spreading ugly lies.
We've got enough fireworks without manufacturing falsehoods! |
