Which religion is that? What was common in Washington's time was mainly Anglican bullshit with a mix of Quaker, Catholic in (mainly) Maryland, and Congregational in New England. I've seen estimates that perhaps as few as 10% or as many as 20% attended any church on a regular basis.
The horseshit which spews out of the mouths of bible bullshitters these days dates from the early 20th century.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_fundamentalism
The horseshit which spews out of the mouths of bible bullshitters these days dates from the early 20th century.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_fundamentalism
Quote:Christian fundamentalism began in the late 19th and early 20th centuries among British and American Protestants[1][2] as a reaction to theological liberalism and cultural modernism. Fundamentalists argued that 19th-century modernist theologians had misinterpreted or rejected certain doctrines, especially biblical inerrancy, that they viewed as the fundamentals of the Christian faith.[3] A few scholars regard Catholics who reject modern theology in favor of more traditional doctrines as fundamentalists.[4] Scholars debate how much the terms "evangelical" and "fundamentalist" are synonymous.[5]Frankly the last people you can rely on for a reasoned statement of their own history are religious fucktards.
Interpretations of Christian fundamentalism have changed over time.[6] Fundamentalism is a movement manifested in various denominations with various theologies, rather than a single denomination or systematic theology. It became active in the 1910s after the release of The Fundamentals, a twelve-volume set of essays, apologetic and polemic, written by conservative Protestant theologians to defend what they saw as Protestant orthodoxy. The movement became more organized in the 1920s within U.S. Protestant churches, especially Baptist and Presbyterian.
