Locke_and_Load t1_jadh5ez wrote on February 28, 2023 at 5:27 PM

Reply to comment by LewisEFurr in TIL Thomas Jefferson regularly attended many different churches and declared "I am of a sect by myself" unlike many of the other devoted founding fathers. by skylightyourlife

The US is explicitly NOT founded on the Christian religion, and anyone throwing out quotes from them to prove otherwise is pulling shit out of their ass. They all believed in a higher power but knew the dangers of defining it narrowly or letting a single religious organization run the country

Nyteshade81 t1_jaej4gz wrote on February 28, 2023 at 9:28 PM

One case in point:
“The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these
shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe in blood for
centuries.”
James Madison — 1803 letter objecting use of gov. land for churches