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...thankfully. It took hard work, because they were busy focusing on other people. But by God, I finally made...
...thankfully. It took hard work, because they were busy focusing on other people. But by God, I finally made...
...Genesis 38:1-11, a Biblical passage used by some Christian and Jewish scholars to justify religious prohibitions on masturbation and other non-procreative sexual activities. The passage tells the story of the character Onan, who engages in “coitus interruptus” and is killed by God as a punishment...
...election of 1800 approached, a boldface notice appeared in leading Federalist newspapers. "At the present solemn and momentous epoch," it declared, "the only question to be asked by every American, laying his hand on his heart, is, 'Shall I continue in allegiance to GOD--AND A RELIGIOUS PRESIDENT; or impiously declare for JEFFERSON--AND NO GOD...
Such tactics had worked in 1796, but this time Jefferson's supporters rushed to his defense. In their party publications, they characterized Jefferson as "an adorer of our God" and "a real Christian." They wooed disaffected Protestants, Catholics and Jews by contrasting their candidate's defense of religious pluralism with Adams' purported support for an evangelical establishment. And turning the tables on their accusers, they also questioned Adams' faith. Despite his bow to civil religion by invoking God's name on public occasions, Adams differed little from Jefferson in his personal beliefs. Both men inclined toward Deism or Unitarianism, though...