tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554104601175102812.post761798457827567581..comments2023-05-31T08:11:45.935-07:00Comments on The Incorporeal Entrance: Softening Hearts, Unclogging Ears, & Opening EyesHannah's Reading Roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02759661826565858069noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554104601175102812.post-19298302540614002972013-07-06T10:58:35.458-07:002013-07-06T10:58:35.458-07:00Wonderful pictures, wonderful signs, so very proud...Wonderful pictures, wonderful signs, so very proud of all of you! God bless America!Grandma Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02402600545521069391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554104601175102812.post-53525191588575951162013-07-04T18:16:23.466-07:002013-07-04T18:16:23.466-07:00Hm, I find this interesting. While our nation was ...Hm, I find this interesting. While our nation was very obviously founded upon Christian principles - I mean, the very assumption that men are naturally corrupt and thus cannot be trusted with absolute power is obviously rooted in a Christian worldview - many of the men who founded it had worldviews shaped by Christianity, but were far from actually being Christian. Ben Franklin, for instance, was a deist, and from what I have read and heard, he was not always the most moral of men (not saying that defines your salvation, but still). Thomas Jefferson created, in essence, his own Bible, literally cutting out the parts he disliked (the miracles and such, in particular).<br />The western world was still grounded in Christianity, but many of its leading men were not truly Christians. They had, to a certain extent, a Christian view of the world and mankind. But they were also influenced by the Enlightenment, which was primarily an anti-religious revolution in thought, holding that man was, above all, a rational being, and that we could come to the truth on our own, without God.<br />So... basically, our founding was a mix of Christian principles and less-than-Christian ones, with about an even balance of Christians and non-Christians creating its government. The founders all believed in God to a certain extent, but many of them believed wrongly.<br /><br />Okay, sorry, just needed to say that. =) It bothers me when people say our nation was founded on Christianity, because that isn't quite true. The founders weren't all Christians, and the Enlightenment was far from Christian. Yes, America was founded on lots of Christian principles. But it isn't true to say it was a "Christian nation."<br /><br />Anyway... I'm glad you guys did that. =) It is a cool idea! And many of the men were indeed devout Christians. Praise God. And God bless these United States of America.Daughter of Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00451938135619387180noreply@blogger.com