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Published - Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Washington had a deep abiding faith


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I couldn’t disagree more with Michael Dishnow’s letter of July 14 about “morality not dependent on a god.”

His assertion that George Washington was a “warm deist at best, more likely an agnostic,” is just plain wrong. All one has to do is read the writings and prayers of Washington to clearly see his devout faith in God. Dr. Peter Lillback’s 1,150 page book, “Sacred Fire,” based on 15 years of research, clearly and exhaustively documents this fact.
The same holds true for the majority of our founders and their strong Christian faith that was the foundation of our nation. Please check out www.wallbuilders.com yourself for quotes and real history.

The real reason I believe we’re having difficulty in our nation is not too much religion but the fact that we have turned our back on God, who has abundantly blessed us.

We recently witnessed the passing of two very public figures, Tim Russert and Tony Snow — both excelled at their professions. More importantly, they were great family men and strong and vocal about their faith in God. We need more like them.

Morality and God are deeply intertwined. Man does not produce it in and of himself. Atheism is a lonely dead-end street.

John Adams said it best in 1776, “It is religion and morality alone which can establish the principles upon which freedom can securely stand.”
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