Here's just one (sort of obscure) example of a religious man who signed the Constitution (for Delaware). Given time, I am sure we can come up with many more.
Richard Bassett:
"He was a devout Methodist and held religious meetings at Bohemia Manor [his home] and supported the church financially."
After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box - Author unknown
“Unfortunately, the truth is now whatever the media say it is”
-Abbey
Here's another:
Abraham Baldwin
1754-1807
Georgia
Clergyman, lawyer; tutor at Yale; chaplain in Continental Army;
After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box - Author unknown
“Unfortunately, the truth is now whatever the media say it is”
-Abbey
Third:
David Brearly:
When free from his judicial duties, Brearly devoted much energy to lodge and church affairs. He was one of the leading members of the Masonic Order in New Jersey, as well as state vice president of the Society of the Cincinnati, an organization of former officers of the Revolutionary War. In addition, he served as a delegate to the Episcopal General Conference (1786) and helped write the church's prayer book.
After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box - Author unknown
“Unfortunately, the truth is now whatever the media say it is”
-Abbey
Jacob Broom:
Broom also found time for philanthropic and religious activities. He served on the board of trustees of the College of Wilmington and as a lay leader at the Old Swedes Church.
After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box - Author unknown
“Unfortunately, the truth is now whatever the media say it is”
-Abbey
Another signatory:
Daniel Carroll:
...he studied for 6 years (1742-48) under the Jesuits at St. Omer's in Flanders.
After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box - Author unknown
“Unfortunately, the truth is now whatever the media say it is”
-Abbey
Ellsworth, Oliver (1745-1807), one of the nation's founding fathers and third Chief Justice of the United States, received half of his undergraduate education at Yale, and half at Princeton, where he graduated in 1766. In his junior year he and others founded the Well Meaning Club, which later became the Cliosophic Society.
Returning to his home in Windsor, Connecticut, he studied theology and then law
After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box - Author unknown
“Unfortunately, the truth is now whatever the media say it is”
-Abbey
William Few:
A devout Methodist, he also donated generously to philanthropic causes.
After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box - Author unknown
“Unfortunately, the truth is now whatever the media say it is”
-Abbey
James McHenry:
Active in community affairs, he served as president of the first Bible society in Baltimore in 1813
After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box - Author unknown
“Unfortunately, the truth is now whatever the media say it is”
-Abbey
And here's a quote from Alexander Hamilton:
"I have a tender reliance on the mercy of the Almighty through the merits of the Lord Jesus Christ."
After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box - Author unknown
“Unfortunately, the truth is now whatever the media say it is”
-Abbey
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney:
"For more than fifteen years before his death, he acted as president of the Bible Society of Charleston--an office to which he was named with unanimity by the Christians of almost every sect."
After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box - Author unknown
“Unfortunately, the truth is now whatever the media say it is”
-Abbey
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Pale Rider: No offense, but this was one of the dumbest posts ever made:
Becaue we trust in god, or believe in God, that doesn't make us a "Christian nation."Well if the founding of America WASN'T rooted in Christianity, then where did all this come from?
IN GOD WE TRUST
HISTORY OF THE MOTTO OF THE USA
You do know there are other religions besides Christianity, right?