LWW
03-24-2011, 03:09 PM
Recently someone who arrogantly believes they have a serious grasp of our history posted this:
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="color: #990000"> FYI! Not all of our Founding Fathers, were Judeo-Christians.
Additionally, we have a policy of Separation Of Church And State, in this country.
Intelligent Design, is not a Science, and has no place, in a Science Class. </span>
to do otherwise is to deny our history</div></div>
And, now, the myth must shed it's life's blood on the sharp blade of truth:
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The three major foundational documents of the United States of America are the Declaration of Independence (July 1776), the Articles of Confederation (drafted 1777, ratified 1781) and the Constitution of the United States of America (1789). There are a total of 143 signatures on these documents, representing 118 different signers. (Some individuals signed more than one document.)
There were 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence. There were 48 signers of the Articles of Confederation. All 55 delegates who participated in the Constitutional Convention of 1787 are regarded as Founding Fathers, in fact, they are often regarded as the Founding Fathers because it is this group that actually debated, drafted and signed the U.S. Constitution, which is the basis for the country's political and legal system. Only 39 delegates actually signed the document, however, meaning there were 16 non-signing delegates - individuals who were Constitutional Convention delegates but were not signers of the Constitution.
There were 95 Senators and Representatives in the First Federal Congress. If one combines the total number of signatures on the Declaration, the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution with the non-signing Constitutional Convention delegates, and then adds to that sum the number of congressmen in the First Federal Congress, one obtains a total of 238 "slots" or "positions" in these groups which one can classify as "Founding Fathers" of the United States. Because 40 individuals had multiple roles (they signed multiple documents and/or also served in the First Federal Congress),<span style='font-size: 14pt'> there are 204 unique individuals in this group of "Founding Fathers." These are the people who did one or more of the following</span>:
- signed the Declaration of Independence
- signed the Articles of Confederation
- attended the Constitutional Convention of 1787
- signed the Constitution of the United States of America
- served as Senators in the First Federal Congress (1789-1791)
- served as U.S. Representatives in the First Federal Congress
<u><span style='font-size: 14pt'>Religious Affiliationof U.S. Founding Fathers</span></u>
<span style='font-size: 11pt'>Episcopalian/Anglican 88 54.7%
Presbyterian 30 18.6%
Congregationalist 27 16.8%
Quaker 7 4.3%
Dutch Reformed/
German Reformed 6 3.7%
Lutheran 5 3.1%
Catholic 3 1.9%
Huguenot 3 1.9%
Unitarian 3 1.9%
Methodist 2 1.2%
Calvinist 1 0.6%</span>
<span style='font-size: 17pt'>TOTAL 204 100.0%</span></div></div>
Anyone who believes that all of the founders weren't Judeo-Christians has no real knowledge of our founding history.
OH DEAR! (http://www.adherents.com/gov/Founding_Fathers_Religion.html)
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="color: #990000"> FYI! Not all of our Founding Fathers, were Judeo-Christians.
Additionally, we have a policy of Separation Of Church And State, in this country.
Intelligent Design, is not a Science, and has no place, in a Science Class. </span>
to do otherwise is to deny our history</div></div>
And, now, the myth must shed it's life's blood on the sharp blade of truth:
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The three major foundational documents of the United States of America are the Declaration of Independence (July 1776), the Articles of Confederation (drafted 1777, ratified 1781) and the Constitution of the United States of America (1789). There are a total of 143 signatures on these documents, representing 118 different signers. (Some individuals signed more than one document.)
There were 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence. There were 48 signers of the Articles of Confederation. All 55 delegates who participated in the Constitutional Convention of 1787 are regarded as Founding Fathers, in fact, they are often regarded as the Founding Fathers because it is this group that actually debated, drafted and signed the U.S. Constitution, which is the basis for the country's political and legal system. Only 39 delegates actually signed the document, however, meaning there were 16 non-signing delegates - individuals who were Constitutional Convention delegates but were not signers of the Constitution.
There were 95 Senators and Representatives in the First Federal Congress. If one combines the total number of signatures on the Declaration, the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution with the non-signing Constitutional Convention delegates, and then adds to that sum the number of congressmen in the First Federal Congress, one obtains a total of 238 "slots" or "positions" in these groups which one can classify as "Founding Fathers" of the United States. Because 40 individuals had multiple roles (they signed multiple documents and/or also served in the First Federal Congress),<span style='font-size: 14pt'> there are 204 unique individuals in this group of "Founding Fathers." These are the people who did one or more of the following</span>:
- signed the Declaration of Independence
- signed the Articles of Confederation
- attended the Constitutional Convention of 1787
- signed the Constitution of the United States of America
- served as Senators in the First Federal Congress (1789-1791)
- served as U.S. Representatives in the First Federal Congress
<u><span style='font-size: 14pt'>Religious Affiliationof U.S. Founding Fathers</span></u>
<span style='font-size: 11pt'>Episcopalian/Anglican 88 54.7%
Presbyterian 30 18.6%
Congregationalist 27 16.8%
Quaker 7 4.3%
Dutch Reformed/
German Reformed 6 3.7%
Lutheran 5 3.1%
Catholic 3 1.9%
Huguenot 3 1.9%
Unitarian 3 1.9%
Methodist 2 1.2%
Calvinist 1 0.6%</span>
<span style='font-size: 17pt'>TOTAL 204 100.0%</span></div></div>
Anyone who believes that all of the founders weren't Judeo-Christians has no real knowledge of our founding history.
OH DEAR! (http://www.adherents.com/gov/Founding_Fathers_Religion.html)