tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post2636278858913985351..comments2024-03-28T10:44:30.518-06:00Comments on American Creation: Follow Up on Anglican Defenestration In AmericaBrad Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17669677047039491864noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-15673004113858464292019-07-01T18:24:15.675-06:002019-07-01T18:24:15.675-06:00Virginia also had a ton of Presbyterians, Baptists...Virginia also had a ton of Presbyterians, Baptists and even Quakers. Why would they want an established Anglican church?<br /><br />1776, Southern Colonies:<br /><br />Presbyterian 24.9%<br />Baptist 28.0%<br />Anglican 27.8%<br />Quaker 9.0%<br /><br /><br />Once again, it is sectarianism, not secularism, which was the driving force.Tom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-10831782291134878182019-07-01T17:03:26.787-06:002019-07-01T17:03:26.787-06:00Okay, I've seen that stat offered very often b...Okay, I've seen that stat offered very often by the "un-Christian" America types to prove that revolutionary America was a distinctly UNCHURCHED people.<br /><br />I also recall MDH challenging it.<br /><br />Perhaps something more useful might be to examine out of the 13 colonies, WHICH ones had the Anglican Church established, and WHEN the disestablishment occured.<br /><br />For instance, VA was an important state, with scads of important Founding Fathers, and they disestablished the Anglican/Episcopal Church hard in the 1780s. NY too.<br /><br />Jonathan Rowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079637406589278386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-70230553280076369702019-07-01T15:26:58.823-06:002019-07-01T15:26:58.823-06:00According to Stark and Finke, only 20% of American...According to Stark and Finke, only 20% of Americans were affiliated with a church in 1776. Anglicanism was only 15% of those, total.<br /><br />Which makes this topic more of passing interest, and Gregg Frazer's almost exclusive reliance on the arguments of the Anglican preachers much the same.Tom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.com