Pray for election Nov 2, 2008
tmt wrote on Oct 31, 2008 3:09 PM:" And Bonnie I disagree with you based on the Treaty of Tripoli that says:Art. 11. As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion;America was NOT in any sense founded on the Christian religion. Do you SEE that?!And any reference to God in the the documents of the USA were in reference to "the god of nature" as clearly stated and to deism (the religion of many founders).I'll write a Letter to the Editor... (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)
Champions of Religious Freedom Part... Sep 20, 2008
This is how they put it: "When the crisis came, Jefferson, Paine, John Adams, Washington, Franklin, Madison, and many lesser lights were to be reckoned among either the Unitarians or the Deists. It was not Cotton Mather's God to whom the authors of the Declaration of Independence appealed,' it was to Nature's God.' From whatever source derived, the effect of both Unitarianism and Deism was to hasten the retirement of historic theology from its empire over the intellect of American leaders and to... (Suite101.com)
LETTER: Jefferson really believed power came from God Sep 12, 2008
The Question wrote on Sep 11, 2008 12:04 PM:" Jefferson, like many of the founders and Enlightenment thinkers, was a deist, not a Christian. Deism is the theistic belief that a God exists and created the physical universe, but does not intervene in its operation. Jefferson therefore did not believe Jesus was divine. How do I know that? Because Thomas Jefferson REWROTE the New Testament specifically to strip out all of Jesus' supernatural powers and miracles. He called the resulting work "The... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
2 comments Jul 8, 2008
So much for Franklin's supposed deism. Ed, Ohio, where Jesus rules and mincer droolsJul 08, 2008 @ 10:08 AM. (Human Events Online)
With meticulous editing, Jefferson made Bible his own Jul 7, 2008
Critics of the time regarded deism as an ill-conceived attempt to reconcile religion with scientific discoveries. For rationalists in the Age of Enlightenment, deism was one of many efforts to liberate humankind from what the deists viewed as superstitious beliefs. (Boston Globe)
COLUMN: Right-wing Republicans' claim to contrary, they're embracing 'Big Brother' Jun 24, 2008
" The Question wrote on Jun 23, 2008 10:46 AM:" Elsewhere in the Declaration, Tooner, Thomas Jefferson refers to "Nature's God," which is the god of deism ... " Bryant Lamphier wrote on Jun 23, 2008 12:15 PM:" Question- "Thomas Jefferson refers to "Nature's God," which is the god of deism. That's an impersonal god that sets the universe in motion but does not interfere in human affairs, and does not perform supernatural actions."--------Ah, I see ... " Bryant Lamphier wrote on Jun 23, 2008 6:23... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Jindal Says GOP Getting Away From Its Core Values Jun 16, 2008
By Zachary A. Goldfarb Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, an up-and-coming Republican sometimes touted as a potential presidential running mate, said his party has taken a beating at the polls lately because it "started defending corruption and spending and other things they would have rightfully condemned in the other party.". Jindal, the first Indian American governor and a former House member, said he has talked to presumptive Republican nominee Sen. (Washington Post)
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Deism is another form of Christianity, a fad, if you will. Diests believe in God, believe that God created the universe, but where they differ is they do not believe in divine intervention. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
History shows founding fathers were Christian Apr 13, 2008
I do know the diference between deism and atheism ... I hope you didn't confuse Deism with atheism, since Deists also believe in God ... scout wrote on Apr 11, 2008 1:46 PM:" A quote from Benjamin Franklin's autobiography: "Some books against Deism fell into my hands; they were said to be the substance of sermons preached at Boyle's lectures. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Veritas forum explores empirical proof of the Bible Feb 29, 2008
Bradley equates his interest and research in this field to his own personal beliefs in Christian deism. Within the past 15 years, everything he has found has reinforced his beliefs. (The Battalion, TX)
Religion is on the move Feb 27, 2008
Dear "Bugs" wrote on Feb 26, 2008 2:01 PM:" I think caling the 3 alleged monotheistic religions..Judaism, Christianity and Islam...."great" is misleading. Great at what? I think Deism is great, same with Science. I know you agree. - BrianGSmith ". Dear "Interesting Figures" wrote on Feb 26, 2008 1:57 PM:" Your claim "that the majority of educated(college degree or higher) people in the United States consider themselves Bible-believing Christians" is bunk without a link or reference. I've seen no... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
New Religions Trend Among Teens, Speaker Says Feb 12, 2008
Instead of following the tenants of any specific religion, teenagers believe in what Smith calls "Moralistic Therapeutic Deism" which states that. God exists and created the world, and that he wants people to be good nice and fair to one another. (The Daily Universe, UT)
Our country's moral foundation is eroding Jan 25, 2008
wtf wrote on Jan 24, 2008 12:42 PM:" I was in agreement with Ms. Glick's letter until she brought up religion. Here I am in agreement with Leonard. Contrary to popular belief, many of America's Founding Fathers were what is called "Rational Deists" - deism is defined, according to "Webster's New World Dictionary" as: "belief in the existence of a God on purely rational grounds without reliance on revelation or authority; especially the 17th and 18th century doctrine that God created the world... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Former President Clinton makes northern Nevada tour Sunday Jan 15, 2008
Clinton answered a question from a man in the audience at Truckee Meadows Community College about the need to remember a separation of church and state because of the Bush administration which prompted Clinton to cite a historical anecdote about a time in America when Jeffersonian deism allowed people the freedom to question religious assumptions publicly, something Clinton quipped, people couldn't do as easily in the current political climate. Clinton touted the strengths of his wife, Senator... (KRNV.com, NV)
Pastor’s Column ’What’s happening to our young people’ Dec 29, 2007
Moralistic therapeutic deism: What in the world is that ... Deism - a fire truck god, one who comes when you need him. (Yreka Siskiyou Daily News, CA)
And Everybody Hates the Atheists Dec 12, 2007
Like other founders who leaned toward deism or agnosticism, Adams thought religion was important not because it was true but because it helped keep the common people in line ... Like other founders who leaned toward deism or agnosticism, Adams thought religion was important not because it was true but because it helped keep the common people in line. (Townhall.com)
Local lore: An oral history project makes a start with two Hudson folk artists Nov 1, 2007
Badila's ancestral religion is strongly rooted in Deism, but he makes it clear that he has no patience for humans who presume too much. Easygoing, warm and affable during an interview, he suddenly becomes stern on the subject of journalisme. (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
Goodman/Cole: U.S., Iran & Turkey Oct 25, 2007
And Bonaparte himself attempted to fool the Egyptians into thinking that Enlightenment French Deism, which rejects the Trinity and was opposed to the Pope and the Roman Catholic hierarchy, was essentially a form of Islam, so the Egyptians shouldnt mind so much being ruled by the French. AMY GOODMAN: What about how the role of women changed under Napoleon -- Egyptian women. (Zmag.org)
Inside the First Amendment - Over God we fight Oct 8, 2007
Labeled "mere ceremonial deism" by some Supreme Court justices, these mentions of God are usually treated by courts as little more than acknowledgements of our history with little or no religious significance. In other words, we're told that "In God We Trust" doesn't "establish" religion because it isn't really religious. (Missouri Valley Times News, IA)
The Founders Intended A Christian, Not Secular, Society Oct 4, 2007
This restless Revolutionary traveled to France to take part in their Revolution and wrote a scandalous book The Age of Reason, which proclaimed his Deism while attacking traditional Christian doctrinea position that alienated and offended virtually all of his former American comrades (including many who have been mistakenly identified as Deists themselves). Nevertheless, in 1797 he delivered a speech to a learned French society insisting that schools must concentrate on the... (Townhall.com)
Richard Orr Column: E-mail about Deism prompts interesting thoughts 09-23-2007 Sep 23, 2007
Elihu Palmer, 1764-1806, an ex-Baptist minister who began to organize Deism: The sources of hope and consolation to humanity are to be sought in the energy of intellectual powers. (Richard Orr is a Herald correspondent. (Plainview Daily Herald, TX)
Dads regret neglecting kids for work No Child Left Behind: pros vs. cons Sep 22, 2007
Although Jefferson believed in a Creator, his concept of it resembled that of the god of deism (the term Nature s God used by deists of the time). With his scientific bent, Jefferson sought to organize his thoughts on religion. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Read More... Sep 14, 2007
Biographer and friend Anton Schindler wrote that Beethoven was "inclined to Deism." Although, at the insistence of religious friends, he received Catholic ministrations near his death, Beethoven reportedly said in Latin, after the priest left: "Applaud, friends; the comedy is over." ... "He composed very little religious music, in the narrower sense of the term. His most ostensibly religious piece was the Missa solemnis which was...a hymn to Deism, and evokes the ideal not of humanity managing... (Disinformation)
Richard Orr column: You don’t have to find God in temples built by men 09-02-2007 Sep 2, 2007
Although I ve got a minor in science, it wasn t science that drove me from religion into Deism ... In fact, Deism brought me closer to a belief in God than religion ever could with all its rituals, temples, garb and contradictions ... I m not saying I m right and everyone else is wrong, and I m not trying to sell anyone on Deism. (Plainview Daily Herald, TX)
When will we eliminate prejudice against gays? Aug 14, 2007
" You weren't reading carefully, as instructed, and missed the point. Contrary to your prejudiced assumptions, my religious views are more akin to deism. That fact notwithstanding, you continue to spew invectives and personal attacks, albeit incoherent and inaccurate ones. I am in no corner, but rather hold the intellectual high ground. Still waiting for you to identify yourself, and for a coherent argument from you. ". Will N. Grace wrote on Aug 11, 2007 10:51 PM:" Dear Logic...right dead on... (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Richard Orr Column: Catholicism to Deism conversion evokes response 07-22-2007 Jul 23, 2007
As noted in the past, I don t respond to criticism of my columns unless it misconstrues or misrepresents what I said. In Mr. Smith s case, he accused me of inaccuracy. (Plainview Daily Herald, TX)
Richard Orr Column: On the wrong shoes, elevator shoes can cripple 07-15-2007 Jul 15, 2007
All that contradictory nonsense turned me away from religion and into Deism, where I can t look at the universe in all its complex splendor and the exquisite balance of nature where even waste isn t wasted without seeing a supreme intelligence as its creator. Call it God if you like. (Plainview Daily Herald, TX)
Poll: Catholics markedly less devout than most Americans Jul 14, 2007
have observed, indeed, generally, that while in protestant countries the defections from the Platonic Christianity of the priests is to Deism, in catholic countries they are to Atheism. on July 13, 2007 at 12:54 PM. (Hot Air)
Book Reviews Jul 8, 2007
He seems to have finally arrived at a belief similar to Deism. As a young scholar, Einstein struggled to earn a living in a patent office for a wife and two children when he couldn't get a teaching job or a doctorate. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Crime novelist tries to ward off Internet attacker Jun 7, 2007
In his 20th Harvard anniversary report, he wrote: "Virginia is a good place in which to be a gentleman of antique sensibilities. And I do feel a part of that lost Jeffersonian world, with a spirituality of warm personal Deism, a love for animals and the countryside, an appreciation for fine personal firearms and the liberties they protect.". He published two books about buying cars, and started his own publisher, Pussycat Press, to distribute his novel, "The Virginia Ghost Murders," in 1998. (Boston Globe)
Al Qaeda spurs Gaza carnage to create Hamastan May 28, 2007
A similar aim is Tehran's - thus both partners are united, even if their spiritual heritance differs widely and even conflicts sharply, in their religious deism. According to Dr. Boaz Ganor of the Herzliya Interdisciplinary Center, "Global Jihad's main aim is to topple moderate Arab and Muslim regimes, like that in Egypt, and bring like-minded Islamic radicals to power." Shin Beit chief Yuval Diskin, addressing the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) Foreign Affairs and Security Committee, voiced deep... (Defense Update)
Michael Marissen: Unsettling History of That Joyous 'Hallelujah' Apr 25, 2007
As a traditionalist Christian, Jennens was deeply troubled by the spread of deism, the notion that God had simply created the cosmos and let it run its course without divine intervention ... For Jennens and others, deism represented a serious menace. (International Herald Tribune)
Albert Einstein and God Apr 7, 2007
But the awe part comes in his 50s when he settled into a deism based on what he called the "spirit manifest in the laws of the universe" and a sincere belief in a "God who reveals Himself in the harmony of all that exists.". Einstein was descended, on both parents' sides, from Jewish tradesmen and peddlers who had, for at least two centuries, made modest livings in the rural villages of Swabia in southwestern Germany. (Time.com)
Lost Tomb of Jesus' finds 'DaVinci'-style controversy Mar 5, 2007
Deism was a 'system of thought' which is hierarchically above religion, providing a supersystem for the embedded religion. That being said, Thomas Jefferson would have watched the Discovery special with curious interest. (Chicago Tribune)
Outlines values on which U.S. was birthed, in founders' own words Feb 27, 2007
For the book, authors Peter A. Lillback and Jerry Newcombe combined years of academic and scholarly research to provide a thorough and historically accurate definition of deism and explain how it was impossible for Washington to have been a deist. It documents quotes from Washington's own papers and those of his closest associates and family members refuting the modern arguments that Washington was anything other that a devout, practicing Christian. (WorldNetDaily)
--WND Exclusive-- Feb 21, 2007
" "While Jefferson conveyed deistic tendencies at times in his writings, denied Jesus miracles and deity, and certainly was Unitarian in his theology, his faith was far more complex than 'strict deism. On the other hand, as he wrote to William Short on October 31, 1819, he declared that the teachings of Jesus contained the 'outlines of a system of the most sublime morality which has ever fallen from the lips of man,'" DuBord said. To obtain Pastor Todd DuBord's research with photos on Thomas... (WorldNetDaily)
Timothy Leslie's Letter to Judge Connell: Religious oaths Jan 20, 2007
The Supreme Court of the United States has used this concept of ceremonial deism since 1963 to assess exemptions from the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. I respectfully disagree with this interpretation of the law. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
