Throckmorton has the details here.
Bottom line -- and it's point I've made for years -- fundamentalists
and evangelicals who are sympathetic to the "Christian America" view of
history have strict standards for what it means to be a "real
Christian." Certainly not self professing "Christians" like President
Obama qualify. (They argue over whether traditional
Roman Catholics qualify.)
Well most of the notable
Founding Fathers probably wouldn't qualify as "real Christians" either,
accordingly no matter how much these forces want to claim them.
If
they aren't "real Christians" then what were they? During the Founding
era the "religiously correct" orthodox forces would write off those who
didn't make the cut as "deists." That's one way that "the founders were deists" meme started.
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Throckmorton has the details here. Bottom line -- and it's point I've made for years -- fundamentalists and evangelicals who are sympathetic to the "Christian America" view of history have strict standards for what it means to be a "real Christian."
Well, that's bullshit, Jon, and so is psychology teacher [not historian or anything relevant to his doctorate] Warren Throckmorton.
Neither you or Dr. Warren Throckmorton actually have ever put forth a single direct quote to attack. You and Warren got to put up or shut up
fundamentalists and evangelicals who are sympathetic to the "Christian America" view of history
with direct quotes. Cut the vague crap, por favor. Let's get down to business. Man up.
Well most of the notable Founding Fathers probably wouldn't qualify as "real Christians" either
Vague 'notable' Founders BS as usual. Who are the Founding Fathers? Only 5? Or 100? 500?
You never disclose who are 'notable" And even if they are not 'notable' 200+ years later, does that make them not worthy of 'note?'
Jesus Christ, man. Do you ever actually read this blog?
http://www.amazon.com/Roger-Sherman-Creation-American-Republic/dp/019992984X
Well here is a quote from the Throckmorton piece:
"Thomas Kidd called George Marsden 'the greatest historian of American religion of the past generation.'"
And here is a THE quote from Marsden that I attempted to paraphrase:
http://wp.production.patheos.com/blogs/warrenthrockmorton/files/2016/02/Marsden-Barton2.png
Now read that and tell me if there is anything different in what I was attempting to say and what Marsden in fact said.
"[not historian or anything relevant to his doctorate]"
And your doctorate specialty is?
Direct quotes, please.
And Barton thinks Mormons (Glenn Beck) are Christian, so this 'strict' business is more amorphous crap.
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