RE: Signs you're a fundamentalist Christian
May 31, 2011 at 1:57 am
(This post was last modified: May 31, 2011 at 1:59 am by Minimalist.)
Quote:What influence, in fact, have ecclesiastical establishments had on society? In some instances they have been seen to erect a spiritual tyranny on the ruins of the civil authority; in many instances they have been seen upholding the thrones of political tyranny; in no instance have they been the guardians of the liberties of the people. Rulers who wish to subvert the public liberty may have found an established clergy convenient allies.
-- James Madison, A Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments
Yeah, asshole. Madison thought the world of fucking religion!
As for Lincoln....
Quote:"Mr. Lincoln's maxim and philosophy were: 'What is to be, will be, and no prayers of ours can arrest the decree.' He never joined any Church. He was a religious man always, I think, but was not a technical Christian."
-- Mary Todd Lincoln in William Herndon's Religion of Lincoln
I think his wife probably knew him better than your unnamed sources...which like most religious horseshit is simply made up.
