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Originally Posted by Voltaire
No, it's not that, but I have heard numerous arguments for both sides, my purpose on this board is to stir thought, not change opinion.
Your information sounds accurate enough.
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While I will agree with you, the founders did an excellent job leaving their beliefs by the wayside; it is also important to know early colonial - especially religious colonial - governments did not harbor the kind, generous leadership made out in many history books. This, the behavior of Puritans, was one of the motivating factors for the founders to drop clauses of religious intent.
From your link:
"...Adams opined that if they were not restrained by legal measures, Puritans -- the fundamentalists of their day -- would "whip and crop, and pillory and roast." "
(lol...I think we've derailed the thread just a bit)