Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Myths Of The Right Debunked

5 Founding Fathers Whose Skepticism About Christianity Would Make Them Unelectable Today | | AlterNet

To hear the Religious Right tell it, men like George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were 18th-century versions of Jerry Falwell in powdered wigs and stockings. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Unlike many of today’s candidates, the founders didn’t find it necessary to constantly wear religion on their sleeves. They considered faith a private affair...

 

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