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"Jd" |
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12 Aug 2006 08:09:14 PM |
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Fundie proclaims U.S.A. a "Christian Nation" (2/5) |
436. "
"Every President, without exception, has acknowledged
God upon entering office"
George Washington, 1st, "... that Almighty Being who
rules over the universe..." Paul M. Angle, ed., By These Words,
Washington’s First Inaugural Address, April 30. 1789, p.185
(1954), citing James D. Richardson, A Compilation of the
Messages and Papers of the Presidents, 1789-1897
(Washington, 1899), VI, pp. 445-59;
John Adams, 2nd, "... that Being who is supreme over
all, the Patron of Order, the Fountain of Justice..." Inaugural
Addresses of the Presidents of the United States (1989);
Thomas Jefferson, 3rd, "And may that Infinite Power
which rules the destinies of the universe lead our councils to
what is best, and give them a favorable issue for your peace and
prosperity." Angle, Jefferson’s First Inaugural Address, March
4, 1801, p.226 (1954); Lee v. Weisman, 505 U.S. 577, 634
(1992), citing Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents, S. Doc.
101-10, p. 17;
James Madison, 4th, "... that Almighty Being whose
power regulates the destiny of nations, whose blessings have
been so conspicuously dispensed to this rising Republic, and to
whom we are bound to address our devout gratitude for the
past, as well as our fervent supplications and best hopes for the
future." Lee v. Weisman, 505 U.S. at 634, citing Inaugural
Addresses at p. 28;
James Monroe, 5th, "... with a firm reliance on the
protection of Almighty God..." Inaugural Addresses;
John Quincy Adams, 6th, "... knowing that ‘Except the
Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh in vain’..." Id.;
Andrew Jackson, 7th, "... my fervent prayer to that
Almighty Being before whom I now stand..." Id.;
Martin Van Buren, 8th, "... that Divine Being whose
strengthening support I humbly solicit..." Id.;
William Henry Harrison, 9th, "... the Beneficent Creator
has made no distinction amongst men..." Id.;
John Tyler, 10th, "... the all-wise and all-powerful Being
who made me..." Id.;
James Polk, 11th, "... in their worship of the Almighty
according to the dictates of their own conscience..." Id.;
Zachary Taylor, 12th, "... to which the goodness of
Divine Providence has conducted our common country..." Id.;
Millard Fillmore, 13th, "... it has pleased Almighty God
to remove from this life Zachary Taylor..." Id.;
Franklin Pierce, 14th, "... humble, acknowledged
dependence upon God and His overruling providence..." Id.;
James Buchanan, 15th, "In entering upon this great
office I must humbly invoke the God of our fathers..." Id.;
Abraham Lincoln, 16th, "Intelligence, patriotism,
Christianity, and a firm reliance on Him, who has never yet
forsaken this favored land, are still competent to adjust, in the
best way, all our present difficulty." Angle, By These Words,
Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1861 at 305.
Andrew Johnson, 17th, "... grief on earth which can only
be assuaged by communion with the Father in heaven..."
Inaugural Addresses;
Ulysses S. Grant, 18th, "I do believe that our Great
Maker is preparing the world, in His own good time..." Id.;
Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th, "... guidance of that Divine
Hand by which the destinies of nations and individuals are
shaped..."Id.;
James Garfield, 20th, "... their fathers’ God that the
Union was preserved, that slavery was overthrown..." Id.;
Chester Arthur, 21st, "I assume the trust imposed by the
Constitution, relying for aid on Divine Guidance..." Id.;
Grover Cleveland, 22nd, "... the power and goodness of
Almighty God who presides over the destiny of nations..." Id.;
Benjamin Harrison, 23rd, "... invoke and confidently
extend the favor and help of Almighty God - that He will give
me wisdom..." Id.;
Grover Cleveland, 24th, "I know there is a Supreme
Being who rules the affairs of men and whose goodness and
mercy have..."
William McKinley, 25th, "Our faith teaches that there
is no safer reliance than upon the God of our fathers..." Id.;
Theodore Roosevelt, 26th, "... with gratitude to the
Giver of Good who has blessed us with the conditions which
have enabled us..." Id.;
Howard Taft, 27th, "... support of my fellow-citizens
and the aid of the Almighty God in the discharge of my
responsible duties..." Id.;
Woodrow Wilson, 28th, "I summon all honest men, all
patriotic men, all froward-looking men, to my side. God
helping me, I will not fail them, if they will but counsel and
sustain me!" Angle, By These Words, Wilson’s First Inaugural
Address, March 4, 1913 at 423.
Warren G. Harding, 29th, "... that passage of Holy Writ
wherein it is asked: "What doth the Lord require of thee..."
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| User: "Samuel W. Heywood" |
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| Title: Re: Fundie proclaims U.S.A. a "Christian Nation" (2/5) |
12 Aug 2006 09:14:55 PM |
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On Sun, 13 Aug 2006, Jd wrote:
436. "
"Every President, without exception, has acknowledged
God upon entering office"
<snipped for brevity the quotations from 29 presidents>
OK, but in the statements you cited from 29 presidents only one,
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president, acknowledged Jesus.
Your pointing out that only one out of 29 presidents acknowledged
Jesus tends to debunk your own argument that the U.S.A is a Christian
nation.
Sam Heywood
-- Message handled by Pine, Version 4.62
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| User: "Jd" |
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| Title: Re: Fundie proclaims U.S.A. a "Christian Nation" (2/5) |
12 Aug 2006 11:59:25 PM |
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Samuel W. Heywood wrote:
On Sun, 13 Aug 2006, Jd wrote:
436. "
"Every President, without exception, has acknowledged
God upon entering office"
<snipped for brevity the quotations from 29 presidents>
OK, but in the statements you cited from 29 presidents only one,
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president, acknowledged Jesus.
Your pointing out that only one out of 29 presidents acknowledged
Jesus tends to debunk your own argument that the U.S.A is a Christian
nation.
Sam Heywood
-- Message handled by Pine, Version 4.62
Then how 'bout a "Godly Nation"?
Or "One Nation, under God"?
Or "One Nation which should declare homosexuality an abomination"?
Jd
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