Religions > Atheism > Christian theofascists attack Thomas Jefferson: the man who gave them religious freedom
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"desertphile@hot mail. com Desertphile, American Patriot" |
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23 Feb 2005 06:54:06 PM |
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Christian theofascists attack Thomas Jefferson: the man who gave them religious freedom |
From The News Virginian, 2/22/05:
http://www.newsvirginian.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WNV/MGArticle/WNV_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031781112366&path=!news!localnews&tacodalogin=no
Religious group challenges traditional history
Gina Farthing
The News Virginian
Presidents' Day is when many Americans honor the country's past
commanders-in-chief.
At the Christian Heritage Center in Fishersville, Thomas Jefferson
was not on the list of honorees Monday.
It was the day a call to arms went out, to Christians everywhere,
to band together and fight religious persecution they encounter
even today.
It was the day to recognize the perpetrator, that "enemy of the
Gospel" - Jefferson, according to Christian Heritage officials.
The new religious group, which recently built a complex on a
hilltop overlooking Interstate 64 at Tinkling Spring Road,
pronounced Jefferson "the anti-Christian" and George Washington's
opposite. Jefferson, they said, "feigned belief in God to achieve
his own political ends and came to sever Jesus Christ from his
divinity." Greg Humphries portrayed Parson John Craig, Augusta
County's first parson, during the staging of a frontier church
service. Humphries is president and founder of the year-old
organization.
Along with supporting the Christian Heritage Center, Linked in
Christ also supports the ministries of the Colonial Frontier
Church, the Christian Heritage Archives and Museum, an interactive
Internet Church, an international Christian heritage fellowship
and other ministries.
Humphries says the foundation's mission is to bring together the
different groups of Christians.
"We want to bring the Body of Christ back together, all of its
members," he says.
"We're trying to bring all the histories together. How can we get
along with one another when we don't know the history of the other
group? We're saying to come and share it.
"We're not loving one another, we're too busy doing other things,"
he says.
In addition to Humphries, Bill Dolack played the role of John
Lewis, believed to be Augusta's first white settler; Rod Fritts
played the Rev. Samuel Davies, known as the "Apostle to Virginia;"
Howie Campbell was Gen. Andrew Lewis, a George Washington friend
and hero of the Point Pleasant revolutionary battle.
Each actor cited examples to suggest Jefferson was the enemy of
Christians and that Washington was a model Christian, who walked
the walk - even begging forgiveness from God when his prayers were
not fervent enough. "Jefferson came disguised as an angel of light
by appealing to reason instead of faith - to works instead of the
cross," Humphries said.
"His purpose -- was taught by Voltaire, Locke, Paine and Priestly.
They become -- wolves in sheep's clothing," he said.
Campbell finished the service by bringing the crowd to its feet
and striking up "God Bless America."
He reminded the crowd that the current president, George W. Bush,
has Jesus Christ as Lord and master and is a good example to
today's young people.
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| User: "Al Klein" |
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23 Feb 2005 11:58:49 PM |
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On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 00:54:06 GMT, desertphile@hot mail. com
(Desertphile, American Patriot) said in alt.atheism:
Each actor cited examples to suggest Jefferson was the enemy of
Christians and that Washington was a model Christian, who walked
the walk - even begging forgiveness from God when his prayers were
not fervent enough.
Of course, as a Mason and Deist, it wasn't the Christian god he was
referring to.
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