"Sam Bam" <sam@bam.slam> wrote in message
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"- Prof. Jonez©" wrote:

Sam Bam wrote:

"- Prof. Jonez©" wrote:

JOHN ADAMS: "This would be the best of all possible worlds,
if there were no religions in it."

"The clergy [wishing to establish their particular form of Christianity]

...

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

Even Thomas Jefferson, third president, and one who certainly did not
hold to all the traditional doctrines of Christianity, placed the Bible
and Isaac Watt’s Book of Psalms and Hymns in the District of Columbia’s
public schools. Jefferson declared religion: "Deemed in other countries
incompatible with good government and yet proved by our experience to be
its best support."

Ah, I see you've been reading David Barton, or some other fundy writer who
publishes bogus quotes. Where did you get this one? It's not believable
in light of his "Wall of Separation" letters, which are genuine.

"Sam Bam" <sam@bam.slam> wrote in message
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"- Prof. Jonez©" wrote:

Sam Bam wrote:

"- Prof. Jonez©" wrote:

JOHN ADAMS: "This would be the best of all possible worlds,
if there were no religions in it."

"The clergy [wishing to establish their particular form of
Christianity] ... 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

Even Thomas Jefferson, third president, and one who certainly did
not hold to all the traditional doctrines of Christianity, placed
the Bible and Isaac Watt's Book of Psalms and Hymns in the District
of Columbia's public schools. Jefferson declared religion: "Deemed
in other countries incompatible with good government and yet proved
by our experience to be its best support."

Ah, I see you've been reading David Barton, or some other fundy
writer who publishes bogus quotes. Where did you get this one?
It's not believable in light of his "Wall of Separation" letters,
which are genuine.