On 11/24/2016 9:24 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 24 Nov 2016 15:09:19 -0600, Muggles
wrote:

On 11/24/2016 3:02 PM, Sterling Archer wrote:
Muggles presented the following explanation :
On 11/24/2016 1:39 PM, Sterling Archer wrote:
After serious thinking Muggles wrote :
Seventeenth Day of September *in the Year of our Lord* one thousand
seven hundred and Eighty seven


A date naming convention popular in the day. It is nothing more than a
translation from the Latin term: anno Domini (also AD). To imply the
use of this term codifies jesus christ as god and as having any
significance other than establishing the date is disingenuous and
interprative overreach.

The interpretation of why that phrase in there is dependent upon the
perspective you're willing to accept.

It is ENTIRELY possible the phrase represented their acknowledgment of
their belief in Christ as Lord.


Ludicrous.

Why?

I provided you 2 different links with 2 interesting arguments for both
sides. Did you even read them? IF, you have any intention of having an
open mind about such things, you'd at least ponder and discuss the
viability of both arguments. OTOH, if all you're willing to do is march
in lock step with your own "Godless" agenda, then I can see why you
wouldn't even consider such a discussion.

Are you THAT invested in your conclusion that you're unwilling to
consider you may just be wrong about what this country was based on?


Here are 2 interesting arguments:

http://joshblackman.com/blog/2012/08...-constitution/

http://www.apologeticspress.org/apco...=7&article=297


Now come on, Muggles!!! Don't you see when Sterling reads that he
agrees 100%, but he feels HE is the supreme being, the "sovereign
ruler of the universe" and "great legislator of the Universe"
That is assuming he is capable of following a hyperlink and reading
a sentance of more than 10 words - keeping his attention focused on
something more than an inch beyond the limits of his highly regimented
but very limited scope of "understanding".


I've encountered people with his approach before. Guess I'll see which
way he goes.

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Maggie