Re: A.Word.A.Day--henotheism (fwd)
Matthew_Stevenson@baylor.edu
Tue, 10 Nov 1998 20:19:12 -0600
i agree with jim. i think the idea of america as melting pot is one of the
greatest myths of all time. america was more like a giant cafeteria tray
where everyone could fit in their own little space and not have to mix with
the mashed potatoes and gravy or fruit punch jell-o.--matt
On Tue, 10 Nov 1998 18:32:43 -0500 (EST) jrovira@juno.com (J J R) wrote:
>Yeah, absolutely, Liz. But they sure defined tolerance differently.
>Some states had laws requiring that tithes be paid, and supported
>churches in that way. There were, besides Deists, at least two different
>brands of Puritans (initially)--some of them coming over not so much to
>found a country based upon the principal of religious tolerance, but to
>"do it right this time," to found something like a New Jerusalem. This
>is a bit earlier than the Constitutional period, but we still see some of
>that even then.
>
>Religious tolerance, for them, meant being left alone to pursue their
>vision, but within the context of their community, well, It Wasn't Very
>Tolerant at all...
>
>The founding fathers did set the stage for what we have now, however.
>
>Jim
>
>>
>> Most of the fathers of the Constitution were diests, especially
>Thomas Jefferson. So the founding of this country was founded on
>religious tolerance.
>-Liz Friedman>>
>
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