On Oct 23, 2010, at 1:53 PM, richardsan wrote: > > > On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 12:55 PM, M Christol <[email protected]> wrote: > and yet conservatives are constantly trying to dismantle the school systems... > > and re-write history... > http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9351853
You do realize that the founders lived in the 18th century don't you? But if you want to get into the shameful history of Democrats regarding slavery, Reconstruction and Jim Crow laws we can start a new topic. > > > On 10/23/10 1:36 PM, Francis Drouillard wrote: > > On Oct 23, 2010, at 10:03 AM, richardsan wrote: > > On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 11:47 AM, Francis Drouillard <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Despite protestations by secular left, this country was founded > on religious principals by religious men that understood the > importance of religion in maintaining a virtuous and moral > people, which is essential for maintaining a republic. > > lmaao > go tell it to the pope, frank. > and just why do you want to perpetrate the myth you pen? capitalism, is what > propelled the founding of this nation, not religion. > > > Refresh your knowledge of history, richardsan. It's obviously been polluted > by your hatred of religion. > > sorry frank you're completely wrong. this country was founded by those > seeking profit...not to discover more slaves to baptise... This country was founded on religious principles that protected individual liberty and private property. According to Alec de Toqueville: "Religion in America takes no direct part in the government of society, but it must be regarded as the first of the political institutions...I do not know whether all Americans have a sincere faith in their religion – for who can search the human heart? – but I am certain that they hold it to be indispensable to the maintenance of republican institutions. This opinion is not peculiar to a class of citizens or to a party, but it belongs to the whole nation and to every rank of society." (Emphasis added.) I could go on with more examples from Adams, Madison, Washington, Jefferson and Franklin, but I don't believe such facts would have any effect on you. > > > From the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, Article 3: > > "Religion, morality, and knowledge, being necessary to good government and > the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall forever be > encouraged." > > That was written by the Congress of the Confederation of the United States. > You know, the same folks that wrote or ratified our US Constitution. > > There are numerous examples of the importance of religion held by the > founders and framers of our US Constitution. The fact that you find that fact > repulsive or let your hatred of the republican form of government sway your > perception of history doesn't those facts are myth. > > regardless of your assertions...stepping backwards and readmitting > republicans into control will only serve the gop and big corporations... I think your irrational hatred of the Republican Party has morphed into a hatred of our republican form of government. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "StrataList-OT" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/stratalist-ot?hl=en.
