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76Deism & Deists
Deism was primarily a movement among the upper classes of Britain in the 18th century that sought to demystify religion. It spread in different forms to France and America. In America, Deism existed within a Christian framework as in...
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76Was George Washington a Deist?
In this essay, I consider the common arguments given by historians that promote the thesis that George Washington was a deist. These arguments include that Washington used impersonal titles for God (like "providence"), that he was a Mason, that he was a product of the Enlightenment, and that he was called a deist early on. I give a refutation to each of these arguments, concluding that George Washington was not a deist.
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72What Does Agnostic Mean?
Agnostic is a term created by the English zoologist Thomas Henry Huxley (1825 – 1895) in 1869. The word agnostic comes from the combining of two Greek words, a which means without and gnosis which...
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8110 Brilliant Scientists and Their View of God
The fact is that unintentionally or not, these scientists had a greater impact on theology than does the work of most theologians. Their findings often conflicted with the theology of the day...
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71Was George Washington A Christian
"I was riding with Mr. Potts near to the Valley Forge where the army lay during the war of ye Revolution, when Mr. Potts said, 'Do you see that woods & that plain? There laid the army of Washington. It was a...
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71Deism - Why It Makes Sense
So I'll start off by saying this - your Protestants believe what they believe. They study their teaching and scriptures and stay true to them. Your Shi'ites believe what they believe - again, studying their...
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66George Washington - Follower of Jesus Christ
The father of our nation was quiet about his Christian faith. But there can be no doubt his faith in our Lord Jesus Christ was deep and heartfelt. In his first general order to his troops, General George ...
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67How To: Create Your Own Religion
There's nothing wrong with breaking the boundaries of religion, reaching out to other doctrines and core values of other religions, while still holding to your own.
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76Alexander Pope's Essay on Man: Biblical Foundations or Not?
This essay was written in preparation for a debate on the relevance and congruence of Pope's Essay with Christian principles. The position taken in this essay was the one assigned to me, and henceforth not...
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82The United States is Not a Christian Nation
On June 28, 2006, Obama gave the keynote address at Sojourner's magazine "Call to Renewal" conference. The entire text is linked below, but here is the quote that produced the firestorm: "Whatever we once were, we are no longer a Christian...
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