Comments on: George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation

By: George Michalopulos

George Michalopulos — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:43:45 +0000

Isa, this is fascinating. What jurisdiction was he? 😉

By: Isa Almisry

Isa Almisry — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:51:15 +0000

Just a tid bit of history: it turns out that the third generation Virginian who gave Washington his commission in the army was an Orthodox Christian:Phillip Ludwell III
http://orthodoxhistory.org/?tag=philip-ludwell-iii

By: cynthia curran

cynthia curran — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:50:36 +0000

Also, Washington was known as the Cincinnatus of his cournty. And those of us that have interest in Roman history know that Cinncinnatus was only dictator for a short period to led the Romans against one of their Italian tribe enemies , perhaps this was the Veii around 458 b.c. Once the war was over he retired from the dictatorship and went to work on his farm. That’s a lot bette than much later dictators than Sulla and Julius Caesar. Sulla did retire but he proscripted his enemies. And he is also better than the Roman emperors or Eastern Roman emperors as well since he led down his power for the Republic.

By: George Michalopulos

George Michalopulos — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:24:39 +0000

Nick, absolutely right. My contention is not that the Founding Fathers were all “little-o” orthodox Christians but that they were all informed by a Christian and religious perspective. Actually, the overwhelming majority were orthodox Christians in the strictest sense of the word. Even the three “non-Christians,” Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, and Benjamin Franklin, all believed in a life after death. They were what was called back then, “Deists.”

My other contention is that none of these people would be immune from (or survive) a lawsuit served against them by the ACLU.

By: Nick Katich

Nick Katich — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:04:19 +0000

George: That type of ending was common convention then and I don’t think one can impute a “Christian” message in that regard. However, as we all know, “providence of Almighty God”, “great and glorious Being, who is the beneficient Author”, “great Lord and Ruler of Nations” are common in the parlance of those who built the Memorial Temple on the hill in Alexandria, Virginia that bears George Washington’s name. When Washington became President, he never did “cut the apron strings”, so to speak.

By: George Michalopulos

George Michalopulos — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:10:30 +0000

Notice the closing statement: “…in the year of our Lord, 1789.” That’s patently Christian talk. For any secularist out there (like Christopher Hitchens or “Rev” Barry Lynn) who says that the Founding Fathers weren’t of a Christian mindset, search for that phrase in their writings. It’s everywhere.

For proof that that is Christian phraseology, consider what these same people would do if a modern American politician used such talk: they’d go absolutely moonbat crazy.