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27. I love Paine above all the other Founding Fathers. My hero.

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Want to drive a right winger insane? Adams, Jefferson, Madison and Paine on religion [View all] cali Mar 2012 OP

Unlike the Founders, most Americans have forgotten the horrors of institutionalized religion. Selatius Mar 2012 #1

If you were of the wrong denomination quaker bill Mar 2012 #2

True but mackattack Mar 2012 #4

That is why the Constitutional Convention was held there quaker bill Mar 2012 #43

True and evilhime Mar 2012 #52

"Drive them insane"? mwb970 Mar 2012 #3

Now that was funny tinymontgomery Mar 2012 #6

DUzy!!! Odin2005 Mar 2012 #14

I thought that horse had left the barn a long time ago. emsimon33 Mar 2012 #36

Hell, it's a gimme! 11 Bravo Mar 2012 #38

Or just turn the key & back out of the garage HarveyDarkey Mar 2012 #46

You need a secret decoder liberal brain, otherwise NAO Mar 2012 #5

Thanks for this link, I hadn't heard about SamG Mar 2012 #7

Just read the links and a few abstracts... ewagner Mar 2012 #16

Yeah, I read the whole article SamG Mar 2012 #20

We've known this for a while via the RW Authoritarian Follower theory. Those who aren't familiar lib_wit_it Mar 2012 #29

"Republican Brain" is newest in batch of books on cognitive psychology of political orientation NAO Mar 2012 #34

Great links, I have only skimmed one of those before this. SamG Mar 2012 #45

Thanks for notice of this dballance Mar 2012 #10

There is a book called 'The Republican Brain'? LeftishBrit Mar 2012 #18

Thanks, I needed a Facebook Status get the red out Mar 2012 #8

They are actually speaking against Nationalization of Religion and the Institution. harun Mar 2012 #9

That's true. In other words, they wanted a wall of sorts Bruce Wayne Mar 2012 #11

Politicans and Preachers Llaovell Mar 2012 #30

Paine was an atheist _ed_ Mar 2012 #22

Yes, a deist god, not a Christian one longship Mar 2012 #25

The ones quoted were Deists. white_wolf Mar 2012 #47

K&R Odin2005 Mar 2012 #12

hehehe SammyWinstonJack Mar 2012 #13

I wonder what Rev. Martin Luther King would have thought of it? OPOS Mar 2012 #24

Try harder. Rev. King was foursquare against a state religion. Ikonoklast Mar 2012 #44

This Certainly Shows How Strongly DallasNE Mar 2012 #15

good post...n/t ewagner Mar 2012 #17

As most do you have cherry picked quotes. former9thward Mar 2012 #19

Really? cali Mar 2012 #23

Really. former9thward Mar 2012 #31

No Icicle Mar 2012 #37

Of course if it was as simple as you state former9thward Mar 2012 #39

Do you then believe that states can adopt their own official religions? Hugabear Mar 2012 #40

No. Over the years the Supreme court applied most of the Bill of Rights to the states. former9thward Mar 2012 #41

Do Glenn Beck's followers know that Paine was an atheist? CJCRANE Mar 2012 #32

I heard Beck say it on the air NAO Mar 2012 #33

Thanks. Typical Beck, couldn't tell his followers the whole truth. nt CJCRANE Mar 2012 #35

Paine was certainly useful at the beginning of the revolution. former9thward Mar 2012 #50

This post is so wrong. white_wolf Mar 2012 #49

I love how people in 2012 make so definitive statements former9thward Mar 2012 #51

Age of Reason is a deistic text. white_wolf Mar 2012 #55

I don't know why that is so important to you former9thward Mar 2012 #60

Thomas Paine existentialist Mar 2012 #54

Certainly his views inspired the Revolution. former9thward Mar 2012 #61

Perhaps, but existentialist Mar 2012 #64

He had a interesting life to say the least. former9thward Mar 2012 #65

Just mention a Denis Diderot quote: markbark Mar 2012 #21

oh my amuse bouche Mar 2012 #58

K&R Raffi Ella Mar 2012 #26

I love Paine above all the other Founding Fathers. My hero. freshwest Mar 2012 #27

PBS had a documentary on thomas paine years ago newspeak Mar 2012 #63

Kick. sarcasmo Mar 2012 #28

Tell them about the Treaty of Tripoli. Manifestor_of_Light Mar 2012 #42

Four names on the Declaration of Independence voted 'yea' to ratify that treaty, and a fifth signed AtheistCrusader Mar 2012 #59

There's even people on the left who can't seem to grasp this. Initech Mar 2012 #48

Franklin existentialist Mar 2012 #53

Thank you libodem Mar 2012 #56

They would find an amuse bouche Mar 2012 #57

Good point! tdb63 Mar 2012 #62

they ARE insane fascisthunter Mar 2012 #66