tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564473.post111776251879645458..comments2024-01-15T05:32:24.873-05:00Comments on The Jon Rowe Archives: Jonathan Rowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04079637406589278386noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564473.post-1117801078335062932005-06-03T08:17:00.000-04:002005-06-03T08:17:00.000-04:00It seems to me that if our Fathers had wanted to c...It seems to me that if our Fathers had wanted to create a Christian nation they would simply have said so in our founding document.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564473.post-1117768877833243352005-06-02T23:21:00.000-04:002005-06-02T23:21:00.000-04:00It's to set the record straight, mainly.And I supp...It's to set the record straight, mainly.<BR/><BR/>And I suppose there are a few larger points.<BR/><BR/>I'm interested in the political theory of our Founding -- the ideals, the compromises -- and specifically how it dealt with religion.<BR/><BR/>I've encountered one group of thinkers -- not taken very seriously in the academy, but still believed by millions -- that almost all of our founders were inspired orthodox Christians who Founded America (in 1776 & 1787) to be a "Christian Nation" in a public, governmental sense.<BR/><BR/>That belief is as wrong as the belief that our Founders were a bunch of Michael Newdows who would take "under God" off our currency or out of the pledge.<BR/><BR/>The Truth lies somewhere in between.Jonathan Rowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079637406589278386noreply@blogger.com