The next time someone claims that the Founding Fathers wanted a total separation of church and state, try asking them who made these statements:
It is the duty of every man to render to the Creator such homage, and such only, as he believes to be acceptable to him. This duty is precedent both in order of time and degree of obligation, to the claims of Civil Society. Before any man can be considered as a member of Civil Society, he must be considered as a subject of the Governor of the Universe.
Written by James Madison in in 1785 in his “Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments.”
It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favors.
Said by George Washington in his Thanksgiving Proclamation, October 3rd, 1789.
And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with his wrath? Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just: that his justice cannot sleep for ever.
Written by Thomas Jefferson in his “Notes on the State of Virginia,” Query 18, in 1781.
Via PatriotPost.US
