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::I think this is going to be an issue with all of the articles about the Founding Fathers. Last time I looked at [[George Washington]] it made what I suspect is an overly strong a case for his being a "Christian." Haven't researched it, so I could be wrong, and don't care much about it, but I thought Washington was sort of a "social churchgoer" who didn't say much about religion in his public role. [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 12:35, 29 March 2007 (EDT)
::I think this is going to be an issue with all of the articles about the Founding Fathers. Last time I looked at [[George Washington]] it made what I suspect is an overly strong a case for his being a "Christian." Haven't researched it, so I could be wrong, and don't care much about it, but I thought Washington was sort of a "social churchgoer" who didn't say much about religion in his public role. [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 12:35, 29 March 2007 (EDT)
:::It sounds, my historically-minded friend, like the dispute is over the '''degree''' of religiosity amoung the founders; and over the extent to which the Founding was a Christian phenomenon or a secular one.
:::*Was the first amendment intented to help religious people practice their religion? Or primarily to '''restrict''' religious practice and exalt secularism? --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] 12:52, 29 March 2007 (EDT)
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