First Atheist Monument to Be Erected in Florida

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Jun 042013
 
First Atheist Monument to Be Erected in Florida

For the first time in American history an atheist monument will be erected in Starke, Florida. This is in response to the Ten Commandments display that was erected on the Bradford County Courthouse property last May which American Atheists, a nonprofit group that advocates for religious equality and separation of church and state, had deemed […Full Article]

Oct 082010
 
Americans' Beliefs on Founding Fathers, Christianity, and Religion

Andrea Stone in USA Today in September 2007 reported that “Most Americans believe the nation’s founders wrote Christianity into the Constitution.” To read the entire article, click on Most think founders wanted Christian USA. John Derbyshire in the National Review Online in November 2003 reported the following: “Polled responses to the statement: ‘Religion plays a […Full Article]

Oct 082010
 
The Founding Fathers and Islam

James H. Hutson in the Library of Congress has an article called “The Founding Fathers and Islam.” The article said that Thomas Jefferson demanded “recognition of the religious rights of the ‘Mahamdan,’ the Jew and the ‘pagan.’ To read the entire article, click on The Founding Fathers and Islam.

Oct 082010
 
The Jefferson Bible

Louis Sahagun in the Los Angeles Times in July 2008 reported the following: “In a letter sent from Monticello to John Adams in 1813, Jefferson said his ‘wee little book’ of 46 pages was based on a lifetime of inquiry and reflection and contained ‘the most sublime and benevolent code of morals which has ever […Full Article]

Oct 082010
 
Views from the Founding Fathers on Religion

Frank Lambert in his book The Founding Fathers and the Place of Religion in America mentions: “the Connecticut Puritans determined to plant a ‘Christian Commonwealth,’ what Governor John Winthrop hoped would become a ‘City upon a Hill’ that would inspire believers everywhere as a model Christian Nation.” [Governor Winthrop is not considered a Founding Father.) […Full Article]