bloody spaniard wrote:I think that part of the problem arises from Thomas Jefferson's oft misquoted reference in a letter to some Baptists regarding the "separation between church and state" which merely refers to his opposition to the establishment of a state religion nothing more. This phrase is used as a club by the left to justify secularism & to downplay (or ignore) the founding father's acknowledgment of the importance for maintaining this country's Judeo-Christian roots if the country is to survive.
I'm not sure it's misquoted: "I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should 'make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,' thus building a wall of separation between Church & State."
This was during his presidency as well, and is often considered the basic effect of the first amendment. If the founding fathers felt like the country should maintain christian roots, why did they immediately create an amendment preventing it?
bloody spaniard wrote:I assume that you are using this as generic reference for all "good people" (not just Christians per se, otherwise I would have to question your motives)
^^^Yup