America founded on Enlightenment (Deist) principles, not Xian!


	America founded on Enlightenment (Deist) principles, not Xian!

rwbehne1

10-14-2007 4:28 AM

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deism, enlightenment, christianity

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Whole article: http://www.thenation.com/doc/20050221/allen

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10-14-2007 4:43 AM

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The axiom that if you repeat a lie often enough, people will believe it, is precisely the mechanism upon which the propagation of Christianity is based. People who believe in Christian propaganda believe so BECAUSE they were educated (indoctrinated from birth) to believe so.

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