Presbyterian Church Quotes
It is our responsibility to speak on social and moral issues for the instruction of the church and its members.
Presbyterian Church, General Assembly, Resolution, 1958
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Some other Republican governors thought that Fordice had misspoken and offered him a chance to correct or modify his statement. He declined.
The active involvement of organized religion in partisan politics is nothing new. The Methodist church not only actively campaigned for Abraham Lincoln, but viewed him as the selection of God.
This quotation is sometimes used to show that Washington thought religion important. Most of the founding fathers thought religion both important and potentially dangerous. They had observed Europe tear itself apart over religious differences. Note that Washington uses the words “religious principles” as opposed to “religion” or “religious prescriptions” or “religious doctrine.” The founders were not hostile to the concept of religion—even Jefferson and Franklin saw potential values in religion and religious institutions. They were hostile, however, to letting any particular sect dominate the religious environment of the nation. Nor did they want any of the religions controlling or operating the civil government. See {625616}.
The argument over whether or not the Founding Fathers intended a religious—Christian—foundation in the formation of America is not just a debate of modern times, but has been debated even in the next generation of politicians. Webster, believed that it was.
Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism, which traces its origins to Great Britain, specifically Scotland.
