JULY 23, 1812
"The second of these reasons is, 'the sinful character of our nation'.
Notwithstanding the prevalence of Religion, which I have described,
the irreligion, and the wickedness, of our land are such, as to
furnish a most painful and melancholy prospect to a serious mind. We
formed our Constitution without any acknowledgement of GOD; without
any recognition of his mercies to us, as a people, of his government,
or even of his existence. The Convention, by which it was formed,
never asked, even once, his direction, or his blessing upon their
labours. Thus we commenced our national existence under the present
system, without GOD. I wish I could say, that a disposition to render
him the reverence, 'due to his' great 'Name', and the gratitude,
demanded by his innumerable mercies, had been more public, visible,
uniform, and fervent."
"At the same time I have no hesitation to say, that 'the eagerness,
with which public offices are hunted for', and the sacrifices of
principle and conscience, which, as we have but too much reason to
believe, are made, in order to acquire them, constitute a great and
dreadful sin; and are a deep brand upon the moral character of our
country...."
(SOURCE OF INFORMATION: "A discourse in two parts : delivered July
23, 1812, on the public fast, in the chapel of Yale College by Timothy
Dwight, D.D.L.L.D., President of that Seminary; Published at the
request of the students, and others; New Haven, Published by
Howe and Deforest; Sold also by A.T. Goodrich and Co. No, 124,
Broadway, New-York; Printed by J.Seymour, 49, John-street, New-York,
p. 40)
A Discourse in Two Parts, Reverend Timothy Dwight, 2nd ed. (Boston:
Flagg & Gould, 1813), p 24. The Rhetoric and Reality of the "Christian
Nation" Maxim in American Law, 1810-1920, By Steven Keith Green, an
unpublished Ph. D. Dissertation submitted to the Faculity of the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1997) p 1)
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You are invited to check out the following:
The Rise of the Theocratic States of America
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/theocracy.htm
American Theocrats - Past and Present
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/theocrats.htm
The Constitutional Principle: Separation of Church and State
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/index.html
HRSepCnS · Historical Reality SepChurch&State
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HRSepCnS/
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.. . . You can't understand a phrase such as "Congress shall make no law
respecting an establishment of religion" by syllogistic reasoning. Words
take their meaning from social as well as textual contexts, which is why "a
page of history is worth a volume of logic." New York Trust Co. v. Eisner,
256 U.S. 345, 349, 41 S.Ct. 506, 507, 65 L.Ed. 963 (1921) (Holmes, J.).
Sherman v. Community Consol. Dist. 21, 980 F.2d 437, 445 (7th Cir. 1992)
.. . .
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USAF LT. COL (Ret) Buffman (Glen P. Goffin) wrote
"You pilot always into an unknown future;
facts are your only clue. Get the facts!"
That philosophy 'snipit' helped to get me, and my crew, through a good
many combat missions and far too many scary, inflight, emergencies.
It has also played a significant role in helping me to expose the
plethora of radical Christian propaganda and lies that we find at
almost every media turn.
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THE CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLE:
SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/index.html
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