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Religious Right is Rewriting American History

Most of the Founders were Deists and Unitarians who rejected doctrines like the Incarnation. Thomas Jefferson dismissed the Trinity as “incomprehensible jargon.” He and other Founders made no mention of God in the Constitution…. and took pains not to establish an official church on US soil.

Sep 02, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

Glenn Beck’s George Washington Whopper

During his much-ballyhooed “Restoring Honor” rally on Saturday, Glenn Beck told a whopper involving the founding father who was supposedly unable to tell a lie: George Washington.

Sep 01, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

Libertarianism Should Not Be Confused with Liberalism

Libertarianism is a political philosophy that focuses on the rights of individuals. It is the core belief in libertarianism that individuals have the right to do whatever they want with their person or possessions, as long as they do not infringe upon the same rights of others. Because of this belief, libertarians feel that groups, simply made up of individuals, have no more power than an individual.

Aug 23, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

Pissing on the Constitution

If we take Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck and Newt Gingrich at their word, their objection to the proposed community center two blocks north of Ground Zero is that the entire area is hallowed ground, and a Muslim facility so close to the site is an insult to the victims and heroes of September 11.
Of course this is entirely about a swath of 9/11 fetishists, mostly Christians, ginning up anti-Muslim fear and demagoguery to score political points.

Aug 18, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

Celebrating the Declaration of Independence and the Nation’s Founding

There is something wrong when a newly sworn in American citizen knows more about this country’s founding and its Constitution than most adults born here. As we celebrate the Declaration of Independence and the nation’s founding, it is also a time to think about the Constitution. Here are 10 things you may not know:

Jul 02, 2008 | 4 comments | View Post

Our Founding Fathers – Revolutionaries and Signers of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence

The political leaders of the 13 American colonies who signed the Declaration of Independence or the United States Constitution, or otherwise participated in the American Revolution as leaders of the Patriots are known as the â€œFramersâ€ or Founding Fathers of the United States.â€

Mar 23, 2008 | 0 comments | View Post

Americas’s Founding Fathers – Remarkable Men in a Unique Time

Founding Fathers of the United States (also known as the Framers, Fathers of Our Country, or the Founders) are the political leaders who signed the Declaration of Independence or the United States Constitution, or otherwise participated in the American Revolution as leaders of the Patriots.

Mar 18, 2008 | 1 comment | View Post