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Debate: Did the Founders have a religious motive? (view source)
Revision as of 16:46, November 25, 2008
, 16:46, November 25, 2008→NO
==NO==
==NO==
Religion had nothing to do with the motivation for the founding.
Religion had nothing to do with the motivation for the founding. It was purely a commercial venture with some participants being of a religious nature. Religious freedom was a personal motive for inclusion in the ship manifest.
But this should be contrasted to the establishment of the government Americans enjoy today. There was no religious motive in providing freedom.
==yes==
==yes==
the founders needed some acceptable reference of popular values
the founders needed some acceptable reference of popular values