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89. Jefferson's letter to the Danbury Baptists

Sat Mar 9, 2019, 03:47 PM

Mar 2019

Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between Man & his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legitimate powers of government reach actions only, & not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should "make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof," thus building a wall of separation between Church & State. Adhering to this expression of the supreme will of the nation in behalf of the rights of conscience, I shall see with sincere satisfaction the progress of those sentiments which tend to restore to man all his natural rights, convinced he has no natural right in opposition to his social duties."[1]

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You guys... He...he signed *the covers* [View all] kpete Mar 2019 OP

Why not? He wrote it, right? Wounded Bear Mar 2019 #1

That's his signature? Downtown Hound Mar 2019 #2

It looks more like a Klan rally if you add a few dots Brother Buzz Mar 2019 #3

WOW kpete Mar 2019 #5

Oh my gosh happybird Mar 2019 #15

I will never unsee that. Nor do I want to. nolabear Mar 2019 #17

Priceless! Simply priceless. Dem2theMax Mar 2019 #24

That's hilarious. TwilightZone Mar 2019 #27

That is Maru Kitteh Mar 2019 #65

Love this! murielm99 Mar 2019 #102

Go for it Brother Buzz Mar 2019 #103

I have seen this picture several times before but it was not until Doreen Mar 2019 #104

Mr. Maru calls them shark eyes. Cold. Void. Maru Kitteh Mar 2019 #107

His eyes shanti Mar 2019 #109

Basically born evil. Doreen Mar 2019 #110

Like an EKG, just before it flatlines. TheCowsCameHome Mar 2019 #13

I used to study handwriting analysis. This sig is way more crazy than infamous felon signatures.nt Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2019 #31

Makes you wonder how close the identity of his signature Doreen Mar 2019 #105

lollolololol! Cha Mar 2019 #78

I've known doctors that have more legible handwriting. n/t Different Drummer Mar 2019 #94

It's the graph on a failed lie detector test KelleyKramer Mar 2019 #98

A Bible that can be purchased for $6.66 and signed by MFer-45 is now worth NCjack Mar 2019 #4

Obviously because he think's he's the author... backscatter712 Mar 2019 #6

Please forgive my ignorance, but WTF is a military challenge version of the Bible? fierywoman Mar 2019 #7

I Googled it - and still don't know what it is! csziggy Mar 2019 #11

Ewww! They militarized the New Testament. Christ becomes The Commander. fierywoman Mar 2019 #14

Creepy as all get out! csziggy Mar 2019 #16

No kidding. Desecrating the Bible. With the Mark of the Beast. calimary Mar 2019 #106

It's all rather "Handmaid's Tale", isn't it? muriel_volestrangler Mar 2019 #75

They recommend study partnerships: Ilsa Mar 2019 #87

Jefferson's letter to the Danbury Baptists fierywoman Mar 2019 #89

a sales gimmick EveHammond13 Mar 2019 #101

Is this just another nightmare or did this really happen?! democratisphere Mar 2019 #8

You do know that the majority of Christians voted for Trump, right? Mariana Mar 2019 #28

So the drumpf crazies have now deemed him the messiah. democratisphere Mar 2019 #36

No, no. Jesus is still the Messiah. Mariana Mar 2019 #38

Being singled out by god lunatica Mar 2019 #45

Jesus came out of it pretty good, though. Mariana Mar 2019 #52

ok, slightly off topic but... 0rganism Mar 2019 #9

See post #11 above. lunatica Mar 2019 #46

i feel sadder from having read that subthread 0rganism Mar 2019 #59

It just confused me lunatica Mar 2019 #67

Nothing can top Trevor Noah's tweet! lilactime Mar 2019 #10

Well, there IS a big void in his head, greatauntoftriplets Mar 2019 #12

Holy crap happybird Mar 2019 #18

In a godly sized font..he's fucked up beyond help. spanone Mar 2019 #19

To make it even more annoying, it just says TRUMP ...(nt) mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #20

I'm getting to the burn it all down point with Christiantiy 47of74 Mar 2019 #21

Yeah, the word Christian doesn't really mean anything. Mariana Mar 2019 #29

Episcopal Church is still closely aligned with the Orthodox Drahthaardogs Mar 2019 #33

well, he does think he's god after all. LOL nt Javaman Mar 2019 #22

That sound you just heard Haggis for Breakfast Mar 2019 #23

That's so freaky, even for Trump PatSeg Mar 2019 #25

Writing in, or on a Bible, is sacrilegious to some. Chin music Mar 2019 #26

Really? That must be rather an unusual view. Mariana Mar 2019 #34

This one doesn't. Chin music Mar 2019 #39

I find what trump did sacrilegious 912gdm Mar 2019 #40

I'm not saying what anyone does w their Bible is bad. I'm saying I think it's sacrilegious. Chin music Mar 2019 #42

Well, he's not the first person to autograph Bibles for his fans. Mariana Mar 2019 #54

ugh. 912gdm Mar 2019 #57

Yeah ive written MFM008 Mar 2019 #61

Often people write family names in their bibles Raine Mar 2019 #77

Yes, I do genealogy customerserviceguy Mar 2019 #86

He'll try to copyright it. defacto7 Mar 2019 #30

LOL! lunatica Mar 2019 #47

Well, there's plenty of humor in my personal hell defacto7 Mar 2019 #50

I'll bring the chips too! lunatica Mar 2019 #51

Meh... Baptists Drahthaardogs Mar 2019 #32

The Ten Commandments stonecutter357 Mar 2019 #35

public record shows 8 out of 10 Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2019 #37

He may not have broken the first one. Maybe 3 out of 10. Blue_true Mar 2019 #43

pretty obvious his gods are fame and fortune Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2019 #60

You got it. nt Blue_true Mar 2019 #81

I read where one woman said that God had her take her grandson from her Blue_true Mar 2019 #41

I've known people who get saved by rescue workers and lunatica Mar 2019 #48

Yes, it is crazy. And they do it without a second of self reflection. nt Blue_true Mar 2019 #82

Either way, god never gets the blame. Grammy23 Mar 2019 #56

No need to remind me, I live in the Bible Belt. Blue_true Mar 2019 #83

Well he thinks he's god right? lunatica Mar 2019 #44

That is disgusting deek Mar 2019 #49

Vile! n/t Niagara Mar 2019 #53

Yikes! There's gotta be some like Sogo Mar 2019 #55

23 people died less than 15 miles from me and this is the shit I see on DU Alea Mar 2019 #58

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Follow your heart Alea Mar 2019 #66

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lol Alea Mar 2019 #71

We criticize individual #1 mshasta Mar 2019 #63

If you can't help, at least don't hurt Alea Mar 2019 #64

If you want to defend a bunch of idiots thinking god made Trump lunatica Mar 2019 #68

I'm defending people that just had their world turned upside down and Alea Mar 2019 #69

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You trying to make your bones or what? Alea Mar 2019 #74

"Maybe at my age, and with my upbringing I haven't learn to hate. I'm Kind of hoping I never do." Downtown Hound Mar 2019 #108

you Have a point lunatica Mar 2019 #73

Because that is what tRUMP IS doing here, checking his politics SammyWinstonJack Mar 2019 #79

Don't confuse ridicule with hate. Mariana Mar 2019 #92

No, screw that. BlueStater Mar 2019 #84

And being disrespectful to Trump and his Kool-Aid-drinking base is bad why? backscatter712 Mar 2019 #90

Yeah, take your sanctimonious outrage and shove it Downtown Hound Mar 2019 #95

Wow, right back at ya Alea Mar 2019 #99

Remember that scene from Raiders Of The Lost Ark where the CentralMass Mar 2019 #76

The Holy Bible signed by the Anti-Christ. Cha Mar 2019 #80

Easier to sign the cover customerserviceguy Mar 2019 #85

A copy for a Two Book Christian. backscatter712 Mar 2019 #91

I'm wondering how long it took for the Bibles to burst into flames! n/t TheCatQueen Mar 2019 #88

As if we needed any further proof that he's never actually opened a Bible. Initech Mar 2019 #93

I'm surprised he didn't charge $$$ for the autographs. Totally Tunsie Mar 2019 #96

Mark of the Beast! MoonRiver Mar 2019 #97

Well, of course he did DFW Mar 2019 #100