Were Our Forefathers Deists?
Our forefathers were not deists as some in society would have you believe.
Encircling The Liberty Bell, which was cast in 1753 and rang out July 8,1776 to
announce the public reading of The Declaration of Independence, is imprinted
"Lev. 25:10 -Proclaim Liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants
thereof." Samuel Adams, a signer of The Declaration wrote in his will that he
resigned his soul to the Almighty Being who gave it and committed his body to
the dust "relying on the merits of Jesus Christ for the pardon of my sins."
There are too many quotes from the forefathers for space to allow all of them.
The Continental Congress on Sept 11, 1777 ordered the importation of 20,000
Bibles for the American troops. (Isn't it ironic there is currently a
controversy over mentioning God and having prayers at soldiers' funerals?)
Benjamin F. Morris wrote a book in 1864 titled: The Christian Life and Character
of The Civil Institutions of The United States. It has been reprinted by
American Vision, Inc. A copy can be ordered from them if any one desires to
learn the real truth concerning the religious influence on our civil
institutions. Their address is: 3150 Florence Road, Suite 2,
Powder Springs, George 330127-5385 or
www.AmericanVision.org.
One needs only to visit our public buildings in
Washington, D.C. to see further evidence. The Supreme Court building has
multiply examples. Moses is depicted holding two tablets of stone with the Ten
Commandments and other carvings have the Roman numerals I - X representing the
Ten Commandments. The Library of Congress has
statues depicting Apostle Paul and Moses. There are scripture quotes from Micah
6:8, Psalms 19:1, Proverbs 4:7, and Leviticus 19:18 on the walls. At the Capital
complex in the House Chambers above where the American flag hangs, engraved in
marble are the words "In God We Trust." Also 23 marble relief portraits hang
over the gallery doors of the House depicting historical figures. Eleven on each
side look to the middle which is a relief depicting Moses.
Again there are too many examples to list them all in this letter. Americans
need to do their own research concerning our history and not rely on the few who
want to remove God from our society and take away our right to express our
public belief in God.
Barbara Pagan
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