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Deism (pronounced /ˈdiːɪzəm/, us dict: dē′·ĭzm)[1][2] is a religious and philosophical belief that a supreme being created the universe, and that this (and religious truth in general) can be determined using reason and observation of the natural world alone, without the need for either faith or organized religion. Many Deists reject the notion that God intervenes in human affairs, for example through miracles and revelations. These views contrast with the dependence on revelations, miracles, and faith found in many Jewish, Christian, Islamic and other theistic teachings.
Originally posted by ReVoLuTiOn76
reply to post by mnemeth1
No, you are wrong. The first amendment is to ensure that the Gov't did not become a Theocracy, like the one they had in Europe, and most of the founding fathers were in fact christian, not deists as historical revisionists would have you believe.
Many religious groups (such as the Quakers and Puritans) formed the first 13 colonies on the basis of their religious beliefs. Although the plan was to escape persecution, there was actually some amount of persecution happening in the colonies. One example of this persecution would be with the Puritans. The Puritans wanted everyone to worship in the Puritan way. In order to ensure that Puritanism dominated the colonies, nonconformists were fined, banished, whipped, and even imprisoned for not conforming to the way of the Puritans. Eventually this persecution was ended and other religions began to appear.
With the arrival of the Quakers in Pennsylvania in 1656, the path was officially paved for other religions to migrate to the colonies. The Anglicans were already established in most of the colonies and were even part of the group of people that were "persecuted" by the Puritans. However, after the dispersement of the Puritans, the number of other religions in the colonies began to increase. Baptists appeared in a majority of the colonies, Roman Catholics and Protestants organized in Maryland and even some German religions surfaced in a few of the colonies. Later came the Lutherans, who formed in the German communities in Pennsylvania, and the Presbyterians, who even had an appearance in the Massachusetts Proposals of 1705.
Originally posted by ReVoLuTiOn76
reply to post by mnemeth1
No, you are wrong. The first amendment is to ensure that the Gov't did not become a Theocracy, like the one they had in Europe, and most of the founding fathers were in fact christian, not deists as historical revisionists would have you believe.
Originally posted by g146541
Restore America plan, I do not think so.
I have heard alot about this and them, God will aid them and such from on high.....sigh...
They have gotten a billion in gold from the fort knox or wherever..... do we really have any gold there....
And who elected these people???
As long as these folks do not attempt to overthrow the US Gubbment they will be safe from me, as they sound a bit fanatical.