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Mayflower Belief
To Not Believe Would Be a Myth Itself Written by Samantha W.

The freedoms that we solely possess are the freedoms that God had bestowed upon us the moment we were born into this life. The freedom of speech and the freedom to choose between right and wrong, and to suffer the wrath if we choose wrongly. Through the Mayflower Compact, Declaration of Independence, and theories of elder and modern analysts will prove that our nation had the fabrication of men with a background of faith and belief in a higher power. No, not every founding father was a Christian, but many contributors to the argument of “christian nation or myth” say that there is little evidence of the founding of our country to be based
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The first few words on this document say, “In the name of God, Amen.” The Pilgrims believed that covenants should not be only honored between man and God, but also between each other. The Mayflower Compact was signed by the true founders of our country, they honored God and lived solely by the words of the Bible. Separatists, Puritans , Pilgrims, Protestants etc. all came to America to escape the wrath of political leaders who denied them of there rights to practice their religion the way they chose. They came here with God on their side, it is no surprise that their religious influences carried over to our countries legal …show more content…
“In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government, ought to be instructed. No truth is more evident to my mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people.” Webster has had one of the largest impacts on the english language, but not many people knew of his love for politics and his hope for our countries future, gearing towards a Christian principles. Charles Hodge, a descendant of Benjamin Franklin proposed a new point of view to this topic. “If a man goes to China, he expects to find the government there administered according to the religion of the country. If he goes to to Turkey, he expects to find the Koran supreme and regulating all public action. If he goes to a Protestant county, he has no right to complain, should he find the Bible in the ascendancy and exerting its benign influence not only on the people, but also on the government.” For hundreds of years we have had the traditions of Christian principles in America, we pledge allegiance “Under God” on a daily basis. Our presidents lay their right hand upon the Bible and recite an oath into office every four years. Money that we spend so frivolously bears the trade mark “In God We Trust.” We sing anthems and hymnals “God Bless America” and “The Star Spangled Banner” before

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