Rowhouse Logic - Breathtaking Inanity

I was just reading this great post by the Liberal Avenger about some recent paranoia from Jerry Falwell. Apparently Christmas is in some type of danger. Who knew? Anyway, I made the mistake of clicking on the link to the Falwell article and came across this little gem:

Our founders were men who explicitly embraced Judeo-Christian principles in the founding of this nation. Even those who were Deists openly recognized the need for the citizenry to fall to their collective knees and beseech God’s favor. They understood the need to recognize God in our Constitution, in our courts and in our schools.

I think Jerry may need to better familiarize himself with that fellow named Jefferson who wrote this in 1823:

“One day the dawn of reason and freedom of thought in the United States will tear down the artificial scaffolding of Christianity. And the day will come when the mystical generation of Jesus, by the Supreme Being as His father, in the womb of a virgin will be classed with the fable of the generation of Minerva in the brain of Jupiter.”

Or perhaps he should look into some guy named James Madison who wrote this in 1785:

“During almost fifteen centuries has the legal establishment of Christianity been on trial. What have been its fruits? More or less, in all places, pride and indolence in the clergy; ignorance and servility in laity; in both, superstition, bigotry, and persecution.�

[Update] I love a coincidance. A few additional James Madison quotes from Media Matters.

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