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WAS AMERICA FOUNDED AS A ‘CHRISTIAN’ NATION?
During the presidential campaign of 1880, the Christian Union made the startling admission that, of the nineteen men who, up to that time, had held the office of President of the United States, not one, with the Possible exception of Washington, had ever been a member of a Christian church.
—Six Historic Americans: George Washington
If you hear something repeated over and over and over again, after awhile you might end up believing what you heard.
So it is with the old wives’ tale of “America was founded as a Christian country.”
We’ve heard this whopper over and over and over again. It must be true, right?
Wrong.
If is were true that the USA was founded as a Christian nation, it stands to reason that the name of Christ or Jesus must be in at least ONE of our founding documents, right?
Wrong.
A Christian nation that was founded without mentioning the name of Christ (the supposed object of our founding)? How can this be?
Yes, the majority of the people in the colonies (and later, the USA) were Christians. But practically none of the country’s leaders were followers of Jesus. In spite of their public pronouncements to the contrary, their private lives and writings declared otherwise.
Americans have been taught that the politicians of 230+ years ago were somehow different from the breed of political animals that exist today.
Wrong again.
Like the politicians of today, the American founders talked of “god”–but never specified which one. Like politicians of modern America, they rarely used the name of Jesus–at least not in a complimentary way
And those same unbelieving leaders/founders steadily steered the country in the direction of their unbelief. Slowly, very slowly at first, they prodded and nudged: always slowly enough so as not to arouse the anger of the great masses of Americans who did believe.
By the mid-1900s, the groundwork of the previous 180-200 years was laid and made it possible for the American political class to take the USA into new depths of unbelief. Especially after the federal government completely hijacked public education. After the invention of the electronic mass media, the pagan-ization of America snowballed.
This has led to the United States of 2013: a country where there are small, surviving pockets of Biblical Christianity surrounded by unbelief, pagan beliefs, corruption in the churches and outright hostility to Christians–and it will continue to get worse. The Bible assures Christians of that outcome.
But then, this nation was founded to ensure such an endgame.
When something has turned out for the better in America, the media and history books have always been quick to give the credit to the unbelieving American founders and leaders. The largely Christian population received no credit.
Why don’t those same sources assign blame to those same leaders, now that the wheels are rapidly coming off the American cart? When times were good, generations were drilled that it was because of the ingenuity of man: our men, our founding fathers.
So, let’s start with a few founding fathers. Media talking head, Glenn Beck, is continually going on about these men and “their sacred honor.” Their honor may have been sacred–but it clearly was an honor not dedicated to Jesus Christ.
Thomas Jefferson – author of the Declaration of Independence
(from Jefferson on Christianity and Religion)
“Question with boldness even the existence of a god; because if there be one he must approve of the homage of reason more than that of blindfolded fear.”
–Thomas Jefferson, letter to Peter Carr, August 10, 1787
“Among the sayings and discourses imputed to him [Jesus] by his biographers, I find many passages of fine imagination, correct morality, and of the most lovely benevolence; and others again of so much ignorance, so much absurdity, so much untruth, charlatanism, and imposture, as to pronounce it impossible that such contradictions should have proceeded from the same being.”
–Thomas Jefferson, letter to William Short, April 13, 1820
“Where the preamble declares, that coercion is a departure from the plan of the holy author of our religion, an amendment was proposed by inserting “Jesus Christ,” so that it would read “A departure from the plan of Jesus Christ, the holy author of our religion;” the insertion was rejected by the great majority, in proof that they meant to comprehend, within the mantle of its protection, the Jew and the Gentile, the Christian and Mohammedan, the Hindoo and Infidel of every denomination.”
–Thomas Jefferson, Autobiography, in reference to the Virginia Act for Religious Freedom
“The whole history of these books [the Gospels] is so defective and doubtful that it seems vain to attempt minute enquiry into it: and such tricks have been played with their text, and with the texts of other books relating to them, that we have a right, from that cause, to entertain much doubt what parts of them are genuine. In the New Testament there is internal evidence that parts of it have proceeded from an extraordinary man; and that other parts are of the fabric of very inferior minds. It is as easy to separate those parts, as to pick out diamonds from dunghills.”
–Thomas Jefferson, letter to John Adams, January 24, 1814
Thomas Paine – author of ‘Common Sense’
“I do not believe in the creed profesed by the Jewish church, by the Roman church, by the Greek church, by the Turkish church, by the Protestant church, nor by any church that I know of. My own mind is my own church.”
–Thomas Paine, Age of Reason
“Each of these churches shows certain books, which they call revelation, or the word of God. The Jews say that their word of God was given by God to Moses, face to face; the Christians say that their word of God came by divine inspiration; and the Turks say that their word of God, the Koran, was brought by an angel from heaven. Each of these churches accuses the others of unbelief; and, for my own part, I disbelieve them all.”
–Thomas Paine, Age of Reason
“It is the fable of Jesus Christ, as told in the New Testament, and the wild and visionary doctrine raised thereon, against which I contend. The story, taking it as it is told, is blasphemously obscene.”
–Thomas Paine, Age of Reason [Quotes taken from Six Historic Americans: Thomas Paine]
George Washington – 1st President, United States of America
Bishop White, the father of the Protestant Episcopal church of America, is one of the most eminent names in church history. During a large portion of the period covering nearly a quarter of a century, Washington, with his wife, attended the churches in which Bishop White officiated. In a letter dated Fredericksburg, Aug. 13, 1835, Colonel Mercer sent Bishop White the following inquiry relative to this question:
“I have a desire, my dear Sir, to know whether Gen. Washington was a communicant of the Protestant Episcopal church, or whether he occasionally went to the communion only, or if ever he did so at all. …No authority can be authentic and complete as yours on this point.”
To this inquiry Bishop White replied as follows:
“Philadelphia, Aug. 15, 1835.
“Dear Sir: In regard to the subject of your inquiry, truth requires me to say that Gen. Washington never received the communion in the churches of which I am the parochial minister. Mrs. Washington was an habitual communicant.
…I have been written to by many on that point, and have been obliged to answer them as I now do you. I am respectfully,
“Your humble servant,
“WILLIAM WHITE.” (Memoir of Bishop White, pp. 196, 197).
“Washington was a man of valor and wisdom. He was esteemed by the whole world as a great and good man; but he was not a professing Christian.”
–The Rev. Dr. Byrd Wilson D.D., author of the “Memoir of Bishop White,”
…and the list goes on.
Almost 2000 years ago, the apostle Paul wrote, “For the mystery of iniquity doth already work.” [2 Thessalonians 2:7]
Almost 237 years ago, that same iniquity was at work in the founding of the USA. Only in a land dedicated to complete freedom could the virulent pagan and Luciferian belief systems that plague the country today have incubated; protected by those very same founding documents that Americans have been taught to worship.
American Babylon could never have been birthed without Thomas Jefferson and the rest of the unbelieving “founding fathers.”
Like it or not, the New World Order was nurtured, came of age and has spread like a worldwide cancer: thanks to the good, old U.S. of A.
But don’t trust this author. Those with a few hours on their hands and a desire to do a bit of research can turn up dozens–no, make that HUNDREDS–of quotes by America’s founding fathers in which Christianity and its founder, Jesus Christ, are maligned, impugned, slandered and denied.
It’s 2013 and the “mystery of iniquity” is still working to the max in the USA.
All which leads to the inevitable, inescapable, completely correct conclusion:
America, though 90+% of her citizens were Protestants, was not founded as a Christian nation.
NOTE: Don’t let the above information discourage the reader from sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ with the lost. Although America was not founded as a Christian nation, for most of our history, most of its citizens were Christians. As such, the nation reaped the blessings of God.
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End Times Prophecy Headlines: May 31, 2013
Bible Prophecy in Today’s headlines
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HEADLINES
May 30, 2013
Syrian president Assad boasts he has received Russian anti-aircraft missiles and holds the ‘balance of power’ in civil war – Who is Assad speaking to in this quote? As the president of the Syria, he “holds the balance of power?” Come on…
Coat of arms of Syria — the “Hawk of Qureish” with shield of vertical tricolor of the national flag, holding a scroll with the words الجمهورية العربية السورية (Al-Jumhuriyah al-`Arabiyah as-Suriyah “The Syrian Arab Republic”). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Syrian president vague on Russian missile delivery – Don’t like the last headline by the UK Daily Mail? Well, then, here’s this one by the AP. Take your pick. “News” for all types of views…
Damascus threatens to launch “strategic” attack against Israel. Assad buying missiles from Russia. Requests 20 million rounds of ammunition.
Former Israel Defense Minister: ‘Our Air Force Can Deal With’ Russian Missiles in Syria – The reporting on Israel-Syria-Russia is degenerating into the Browns-Steelers. All of the principles have been trash-talking it (along with Iran) for the last couple of years. First one side boasts, “Yeah, we’re going to bust them up!” Then, the other one claims, “No, we’re not going to lose.” It’s the case of Israel-Syria-Russia-Iran crying “wolf” until finally, the rest of the world goes to sleep.
THEN, the spark that will ignite WW3 will catch the world slumbering–for maximum effect!
Syria requests 20 million rounds of ammo from Russia
Assad: Arab world ready to join fight against Israel – naturally…
America’s China Mistake – It’s probably not mannerly to say that America’s biggest China mistake was giving the Chinese army all of the technology to upgrade itself from a bunch of guys with pitchforks to a world power. For that, Americans can thank all the presidents from Reagan to Obama–but mainly Bill Clinton.
Clinton was the champ at giving China American military technology. Which is one reason China is now conducting naval exercises off the coast of Hawaii. Pray for the people of our at-least-for-the-moment 50th state…
The Myth of America founded as a Christian nation
Why are some Southern Baptist leaders mainstreaming Islam? – American Evangelical Christian churches have incorporated so many doctrines of man over the last 120 years–what’s one more?
$4.7 billion Smithfield deal with China: Communists love bacon too!
(Video) The Things that God Hates, part 3 – 10 minutes of information
John McCain spokesman claims “McCain didn’t know he was posing with a rebel kidnapper” – As they used to say “Ignorance of the law is no excuse.” Of course, McCain has a Political Elite exemption…
Pacaya Volcano Erups in Guatemala
7000 Silent Earthquake Rumbling Under Wellington, New Zealand for 5 Months Now
Arab Spring has “legal” persecution – The destabilization of the Middle East was the result and intent of the “Arab Spring.” Soon, we’ll see the larger consequences…
Bishop says that Christians who oppose gay marriage is like Christians who used the Bible to support apartheid and slavery – Bishops, like popes, say the darnedest things…
MORE: Apostate Christianity-People who oppose gay marriage are like Christians who used the Bible to support apartheid and slavery, says senior bishop – Episcopal Leader Claims St. Paul of Tarsus’ Curing Of Demon-Possessed Girl Was Wrong
Nuking Asteroids Bruce Willis-Style
On Gun Control: 43% Trust GOP, 41% Trust Dems – which means that 16% trust neither. Seems like that figure should be WAY higher…
Man lives with pencil inside head fifteen years – I’m going to go out on a limb here and suggest that ObamaCare might cover the man for writer’s block?!?
ObamaCare to trigger health insurance cancellation notices – Never mind that last remark…
30% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction – Who is this mysterious 30% that see the USA heading in the right direction? They’ll not likely change their tune–even when their doors come crashing in early one morning…
Council of Churches of Western Mass form Responsible Gaming Council – “The WMCGA will work in partnership with the Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling and the National Council on Problem Gambling.” Is this an example of good stewardship? What’s next? The Council for Responsible Fornication?
(VIDEO) Killer Fungus
Erin Rothschild “Tells All” Being Tortured, Raped, illuminati mind control and satanic rituals, E.T.’s, MK Ultra Programming, Traveling through alternate dimensions – If you have never heard of the MK-Ultra project (begun in Nazi Germany and then moved at the war’s end to the USA and Soviet Russia), then a little bit of research on the part of the reader is in order. One will find it hard to believe all that is documented about the ritual torture and abuse of young children in order to transform them into mind control slaves (“chosen ones”).
Some claims seem fantastic–but they are meant to seem that way. Conclusion: It’s an evil, evil world–and we don’t know the half of it.
He’s a teddy bear! ‘Happy hooker’ testifies about how great her pimp was – and how they’d have sex after fights – Of course! She LOVED being a hooker! It was so glamorous and exciting! And she never, ever could have done it without him! The Corporate Media is so vile, some days you have to stifle your gag reflex while reading it.
Todd Bentley’s False Teachings coming to South Africa
Illinois Same-Sex Marriage Bill Provides Worst Religious Liberty Protections in U.S. – This is by design, regardless of what any Illinois legislator may claim in the future…
Google Will Help Police to Track ‘Extremist Websites’ Through its Search Results – A legal definition of “extremist” websites would be nice. Any sort of Christian website is likely extremist to some these days…
911 operator tells woman being raped that no police are coming, “tell attacker to go away”
Deputies shoot and kill VA woman serving pizza at Costco store – Although in their defense, they claimed she was “armed” with a (pizza) knife and possibly a pair of scissors”…
The Boy Scouts’ Folly: Putting Morality up for a Vote
Could artificial sweetener CAUSE diabetes? Splenda ‘modifies way the body handles sugar’, increasing insulin production by 20%
Girl, 18, ‘admits randomly picking stranger, dousing him with gasoline and burning him to death in gang initiation ritual’ – Well, it was some kind of ritual…
Ted Cruz: Obama Administration does not respect First, Second, Fourth and Fifth Amendments – Why stop there? Cruz is being stingy with his recognition.
Glenn Beck’s The Blaze gives VP Joe Biden a pass on recent speech in which Biden mentioned a “New World Order” – Beck’s flagship site tagged those believing in what is already here and before their eyes (New World Order) as–wait for it–“conspiracy theorists!” Because nothing helps a Corporate Media mouthpiece like Beck explain things like a little arrogance and ridicule! In the old days, when this writer was still a heathen, a heapin’ helping of return ridicule to Beck would be just what the doctor ordered. Now, we’re commanded to turn the other cheek. Glenn Beck is a Mormon, so he doesn’t know the Jesus of the Bible.
He still has time to repent, though…
Was Michelle Bachmann betrayed by Unification Church fellow travelers? – Constance Cumbey was one of the first to expose the New Age movement back in the 1980s with her first book, The Hidden Dangers of the Rainbow.
Japan halts imports of U.S. wheat after USDA’s shock finding of genetic pollution from GMOs
Judge orders psychiatric exam for man who molested pet peacock – Readers may wonder “At what point do we know we’ve hit bottom?” Answer: we have a long way to go before we hit bottom. Do you know Jesus?
Adam Kokesh Cancels DC March, Rolls Out Open Source more peaceful 50 State March – Why limit your chaos and revolt to the District when you can hit all 50 states?
Channel phwoar! Greek TV news broadcast accidentally airs graphic porn scene as presenter remains oblivious – Yes: it was ACCIDENTAL! That’s the ticket! On a more sober note: not one second is unaccounted for in the Corporate Media’s “news” programs.
Henry Kissinger Confronted While Receiving The Freedom Award How does it feel winning a freedom award when you are wanted as a mass murder – Good old Henry Kissinger. The Ultra Elite don’t die; they just look like they did…
Why do we allow pesticides in baby formula? – Seems like a reasonable question to this writer…
From a month ago–but which you may not have seen: UN passes Global Arms Treaty–Alice Bailey “prediction” comes to pass
The hi-tech tattoo that could replace ALL your passwords: Motorola reveals plans for ink and even pills to identify us – (h/t:E) Motorola’s Moto-X demonstrates once again: in these last days end times, someone is willing to spare no expense in order to keep tabs on us. Very close tabs. “We’re only here to help” as one reader put it. Of course!
Ashley Jessica, Student Activist, Says She Was Violated During TSA Pat-Down (VIDEO)
NASA Radar Reveals Asteroid Has Its Own Moon
Record European Unemployment: One in four are jobless
Obama’s Insanity continues as the Philippines threatens china and tensions in Asia flare up China’s navy has been invited to participate in the 2014 Rim of the Pacific naval exercise to be held off Hawaii. – More pieces to the puzzle…
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