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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 2015

Page

14

Founding Fathers Voices on Liberty Faith and War

A collection of quotes from Patrick Henry Jedediah Morse and Benjamin Franklin. The passages emphasize liberty Christian influence civil freedom and divine guidance in national affairs. The speakers warn against slavery and urge reliance on God for nations and wars.

Jedediah Morse

Christian foundation cited by lawmakers on religion in law

Senate and House Judiciary Committee reports from January 19, 1853 quote a belief that Christianity should be encouraged in law and governance. They claim the founders intended Christianity to remain the republic’s religion, urging ongoing regard for Christian principles in a nation described as universally Christian.

Senate Judiciary Committee Republic House Judiciary Committee

Supreme Court Justices and Historical Faith Quotes

A collection of remarks attributed to U S Supreme Court figures includes John Jay James Wilson and Joseph Story on the Bible Christianity and the mutual link between religion and law. The quotes emphasize divine authority in law public virtue and the fusion of Christianity with common law.

James Wilson U.S. Supreme Court Joseph Story U.5 Supreme Court

Early American College Guidelines Emphasize Faith and Study

The excerpt presents colonists urging students to center life on knowing God through Jesus Christ as eternal life. It notes regular prayer, secret seeking of wisdom, and daily Scripture reading. Harvard 1636 and Yale 1787 guidelines require religious living, blameless conduct, and diligent Scripture study as foundations of knowledge.

God Jesus Christ Christ Yale

Supreme Court Bible in Schools Rulings Compared

Analysis notes how the 1892 Church of the Holy Trinity ruling labeled the U S a Christian nation and contrasts with 1962 school prayer precedents. It cites Vidal v Girard's Executors 1844 urging Bible use in government run schools and highlights differing judicial approaches to precedent.

Church of the Holy Trinity U.S America U.S. Supreme Court Supreme Court Vidal

Americans Blend Christianity and Liberty in One Mind

Alexis de Tocqueville notes Americans fuse religion with liberty, making it hard to separate the two. Achille Murat adds that the United States hosts countless religious societies offering Bible distribution, tracts, journals, education, welfare, and moral reform, reflecting widespread piety.

United States Achille Murat America

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