Talk:Mayflower Compact - Revision history

Aschlafly at 23:18, February 15, 2007

2007-02-15T23:18:09Z

JoshuaZ: marking as unsigned and replying

2007-02-15T22:18:21Z

marking as unsigned and replying

Geyerv at 22:09, February 15, 2007

2007-02-15T22:09:34Z

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The Mayflower Compact provides historical evidence for the religious beginnings of our nation. It begins, "In the name of God, Amen.", and sets forth the idea that the Pilgrims had come to the New World to advance the Christian faith. The Compact states, "having undertaken for the glory of God and advancement of the Christian faith, and honor of our King and country...[we] combine ourselves into a civil body politic..."

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	: That's nice. A few problems: 1) no one denies that there were religious elements in the founding of the United States 2) The Mayflower Compact was well before the US was founded 3) Many of the people who came to the US came not for religious reasons, some colonies of the 13 original were not founded for religious but enonomic reasons, and other colonies were founded specifically for general religious freedom. [[User:JoshuaZ\|JoshuaZ]] 17:18, 15 February 2007 (EST)		: That's nice. A few problems: 1) no one denies that there were religious elements in the founding of the United States 2) The Mayflower Compact was well before the US was founded 3) Many of the people who came to the US came not for religious reasons, some colonies of the 13 original were not founded for religious but enonomic reasons, and other colonies were founded specifically for general religious freedom. [[User:JoshuaZ\|JoshuaZ]] 17:18, 15 February 2007 (EST)
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		+	:: Geyerv's point is a good one. Many today, particularly teachers and textbooks, try to minimize or ignore the Christian basis for the United States. The statement in the Mayflower speaks of a mission for "advancement of the Christian faith." As the first governing document for what became the United States, that is worth knowing and publicizing.--[[User:Aschlafly\|Aschlafly]] 18:18, 15 February 2007 (EST)

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−	The Mayflower Compact provides historical evidence for the religious beginnings of our nation. It begins, "In the name of God, Amen.", and sets forth the idea that the Pilgrims had come to the New World to advance the Christian faith. The Compact states, "having undertaken for the glory of God and advancement of the Christian faith, and honor of our King and country...[we] combine ourselves into a civil body politic..."	+	The Mayflower Compact provides historical evidence for the religious beginnings of our nation. It begins, "In the name of God, Amen.", and sets forth the idea that the Pilgrims had come to the New World to advance the Christian faith. The Compact states, "having undertaken for the glory of God and advancement of the Christian faith, and honor of our King and country...[we] combine ourselves into a civil body politic..." {{unsigned\|Geyerv}}
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		+	: That's nice. A few problems: 1) no one denies that there were religious elements in the founding of the United States 2) The Mayflower Compact was well before the US was founded 3) Many of the people who came to the US came not for religious reasons, some colonies of the 13 original were not founded for religious but enonomic reasons, and other colonies were founded specifically for general religious freedom. [[User:JoshuaZ\|JoshuaZ]] 17:18, 15 February 2007 (EST)