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cosmicdot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-25-05 01:13 AM
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6. snopes has some information on some of the claimed "did you knows"
http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/capital.asp

i.e.

DID YOU KNOW?
James Madison, the fourth president, known as "The Father of Our Constitution" made the following statement:
"We have staked the whole of all our political institutions upon the capacity of mankind for self-government, upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to control ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God."

"...this statement appears nowhere in the writings or recorded utterances of James Madison and is completely contradictory to his character as a strong proponent of the separation of church and state."

DID YOU KNOW?
Patrick Henry, that patriot and Founding Father of our country said:
"It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded not by religionists but by Christians, not on religions but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ".

Another spurious quotation. These words appear nowhere in the writings or recorded utterances of Patrick Henry.

is says a lot about people not taking the time to research and know our history ... imho ...

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