> -----Original Message----- > From: Vivec [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 10:12 AM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: What Does THIS Mean? > > This is a common fallacy. > most of the Founding fathers were NOT religious Christians, > the majority were either Deists or Agnostics. > > Washington,Jefferson,Adams and Franklin are some examples of classic > examples of Deists who filled out the ranks of the 18th Century > intellectual > society. > > Jefferson himself pointed out that the system of Common Law in the US > had > been around for centuries even before Christianity had been brought to > the > British Isles.
Jefferson also took a carving knife to the Bible later in life. The "Jefferson Bible" was a tremendously abbreviated version leaving in all the "good" teachings and eliminating the contradictions and "magic". Jefferson's views changed over time (as anybody's worth listening to would) but he was always skeptical about religion - near the end of his life downright antagonistic. ;^) Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:278033 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
