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"Pagan America" a great link to a pagan perspective on the founding of America

http://www.nobeliefs.com/pagan.htm

The above link is FASCINATING perspective about the founding of America and the supposed erroneous Christian beliefs that the USA was created with a Christian foundation.  I think you will be INSPIRED by this article and should take the time to click the link and read it.  Please do share your thoughts here, afterward. 

To entice you, here is a copy of the opening of the article, of course all rights belong to the fellow who wrote the article:

The United States: A Country founded on Paganism
Satire by Pagan Jim
Originated: 20 March 2005
Additions: 18 Jan. 2010
 

Pagan n. 1. A person who is not a Christian, Moslem, or Jew; heathen. 2. One who has no religion.

--The American Heritage Dictionary


Although the common meaning of Paganism seems to imply atheism, a Pagan can worship any other god not common to the god of the Torah, the Bible or the Koran. This also includes those who worshiped gods before the advent of the Judeo-Christian religions. As Mortimer Adler put it: "Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, and Cicero were Western pagans. The Western peoples of pre-Christian antiquity were all pagans in the sense defined. Many remained pagans during the early centuries of the Christian era; and from the 16th century on, the number of pagans living in communities that were predominantly Christian or Muslim has steadily increased." [Adler]

So if we wish to find the origins of a government based on Paganism, we must establish two things: 1. The lawful documents, symbols and mottoes of the founding government do not contain any mention of Christian, Moslem, or Jewish religions. 2. The documents, symbols and mottoes of the founding government describe Pagan deities and concepts.

Since the government in question involves the founding documents and symbols of the United States of America, we must satisfy the above two criteria with evidence for Paganism and a lack of evidence for Christianity, Judaism, or Islam.

This becomes evermore interesting in light of the recent religious-right movement in their attempt to convince citizens that the American government derived from Christian principles. The inspiration for creating this article came from deceptive claims by right-wing Christians about Moses and the 10 commandments depicted on the Supreme Court building and other state courthouses (more about this below). This article shows their error by examining the very documents establishing the United States of America (the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution) and the symbols and mottoes used by the early Americans. In every case, Paganism prevails and Christianity does not. In fact, Paganism reveals itself so predominantly that it should give the reader pause to consider the power of Christian propaganda to deceive and disguise these obvious facts for so long."

end of quote from article.... totally interesting - yeah?

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PS I know that "Pagan Jim" mentions "satire" but keep in mind that under the humor of satire is constructive criticism of society beliefs.  Good stuff, right?

I agree

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