Men Of Faith

Suppose a nation in some distant region should take the bible for their only law book and every member should regulate his conduct by the precepts there exhibited...what a Eutopia - what a paradise would this region be!
~John Adams~

It's no secret that, in recent years, a few politicians have attempted to score political points by berating this great nation and it's history.  No politician has been dragged through the mud as the reputation of our own home country has been in recent years.  This got me thinking, just where did the religious loyalties of our founding fathers lie?  Time and again, we can see the christian values of our founding fathers in the founding documents of our nation.  In fact, our own Declaration of Independence has more than a few christian values mentioned within.

We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
~Declaration of Independence of the United States of America~

One thing that you might notice is that the founding fathers declared ALL men were created equal!  Despite recent sensationalized press coverage, our founding fathers never believed that only "black lives matter!"  NO, these God men believed in the right of EVERY man to the freedoms this nation offered.  Some people would argue that the institution of slavery proves that our founding fathers were not only non christian, but hypocrites.  I disagree.  Although morally wrong, slavery was as accepted a practice in our nations early years as gun violence in modern day Chicago.  One will notice, that nowhere in the Declaration of Independence is there ANY mention that slavery was the law of the land.  No, ALL men are created equal.
We do well to remember just what the grievances of those who fought for the creation of this great nation actually were.  Their argument was with the nation of England, which had taken to submitting their North American colonies to a variety of mistreatments.  Curiosly enough, the settlments of North America had come about as a result of English citizens fleeing religious persecution in England.  So, these Americans knew a bit about persecution themselves.  Their only wish, it seems, was a land where they could live and worship freely.  That dream was realized  in July of 1776.  Whatever ones political leanings, we realize the christian values of the men who fought, and died, so this great nation could be free.

The rights of man come not from the generosity of the state, but from the hand of God.
~John F Kennedy~

~Scott~