America, A Christian Nation?
Letters to the Editor
May 07, 2006
Ms. Alba (in "...America, A Christian Nation?") in your publication of May 4th writes: "Many modernists and scholars argue that America was never a Christian nation and was totally secular from the beginning. This is the lie being perpetuated by history revisionists and taught in our public schools today."
I offer into evidence, from history, the following:
According to the Barbary Treaties (which ended the US's war with Tripoli during the presidency of John Adams) Article 11 clearly states:
"As the government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion,-as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion or tranquility of Musselmen,-and as the said States never have entered into any war or act of hostility against any Mehomitan nation, it is declared by the parties that no pretext arising from religious opinions shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries."
From Thomas Jefferson:
"Christianity neither is, nor ever was a part of the common law." --Thomas Jefferson, letter to Dr. Thomas Cooper, February 10, 1814
"Millions of innocent men, women and children, since the introduction of Christianity, have been burnt, tortured, fined and imprisoned; yet we have not advanced one inch towards uniformity." --Thomas Jefferson, Notes on Virginia, 1782
"They [the clergy] believe that any portion of power confided to me, will be exerted in opposition to their schemes. And they believe rightly; for I have sworn upon the altar of god, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. But this is all they have to fear from me: and enough, too, in their opinion." --Thomas Jefferson to Dr. Benjamin Rush, Sept. 23, 1800
These are the words from actual history. I must ask, "Where is the revisionism here?"
Respectfully submitted,
Dani-Jean Stuart, Weare, NH
I offer into evidence, from history, the following:
According to the Barbary Treaties (which ended the US's war with Tripoli during the presidency of John Adams) Article 11 clearly states:
"As the government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion,-as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion or tranquility of Musselmen,-and as the said States never have entered into any war or act of hostility against any Mehomitan nation, it is declared by the parties that no pretext arising from religious opinions shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries."
From Thomas Jefferson:
"Christianity neither is, nor ever was a part of the common law." --Thomas Jefferson, letter to Dr. Thomas Cooper, February 10, 1814
"Millions of innocent men, women and children, since the introduction of Christianity, have been burnt, tortured, fined and imprisoned; yet we have not advanced one inch towards uniformity." --Thomas Jefferson, Notes on Virginia, 1782
"They [the clergy] believe that any portion of power confided to me, will be exerted in opposition to their schemes. And they believe rightly; for I have sworn upon the altar of god, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. But this is all they have to fear from me: and enough, too, in their opinion." --Thomas Jefferson to Dr. Benjamin Rush, Sept. 23, 1800
These are the words from actual history. I must ask, "Where is the revisionism here?"
Respectfully submitted,
Dani-Jean Stuart, Weare, NH
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