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Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful. --Lucius Annaeus Seneca
In the beginning the church was a fellowship of men and women centering on the living Christ. Then the church moved to Greece where it became a philosophy. Then it moved to Rome where it became an institution. Next, it moved to Europe, where it became a culture. And, finally, it moved to America where it became an enterprise.--Richard Halverson
I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature. --Thomas Jefferson
If it weren't for Christians, I'd be a Christian.-- Mahatma Ghandi
If you have two religions in your land, the two will cut each other's throats; but if you have thirty religions, they dwell in peace. --Voltaire
Man is a Religious Animal. He is the only Religious Animal. He is the only animal that has the True Religion—several of them. He is the only animal that loves his neighbor as himself and cuts his throat if his theology isn’t straight. --Mark Twain
and last but not least...
A fanatic is someone who cannot change his mind and will not change the subject.—Sir Winston Churchill
"Some books against Deism fell into my hands; they were said to be the substance of sermons preached at Boyle's lectures. It happened that they wrought an effect on me quite contrary to what was intended by them; for the arguments of the Deists, which were quoted to be refuted, appeared to me much stronger than the refutations; in short, I soon became a thorough Deist."
Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings. New York, NY: Library of America. pp. 619.
Show that old Ben didn't accept God but was just some kind of deist. Spin away.
"I have lived, Sir, a long time; and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this Truth, that God governs in the Affairs of Men. And if a Sparrow cannot fall to the Ground without his Notice, is it probable that an Empire can rise without his Aid?" --Benjamin Franklin, Motion for Prayers in the Constitutional Convention, 1787
Who cares... The important point is that the Constitution was not created to dictate to the American people what religion they must practice.
Show that old Ben didn't accept God but was just some kind of deist. Spin away.
"I have lived, Sir, a long time; and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this Truth, that God governs in the Affairs of Men. And if a Sparrow cannot fall to the Ground without his Notice, is it probable that an Empire can rise without his Aid?" --Benjamin Franklin, Motion for Prayers in the Constitutional Convention, 1787
It is well known that this nation wasn't founded by Christians, but that many of them were Deists, and had a belief in God.
Doesn't mean that they were right, doesn't mean that they were wrong. We won't know for certain until we die, and if we should have believed and didn't it will be too late. Whereas if we believed, and we were wrong, that nothing bad will happen as a result of that.
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