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What was Alexis de Tocqueville's conclusion about America's greatness?
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What was the conclusion of Robert Winthrop's 1849 speech, 'The Bible'?
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In what year was Common Sense first published?
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Who wrote the introduction to The Age of Revelation, or, the Age of Reason Shewn to be an Age of Infidelity?
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What was the title of the publication that Elias Boudinot wrote in response to Thomas Paine's Age of Reason?
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Who published The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States?
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The founding of America was a predominantly secular event.
The founding of America was a predominantly secular event.
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The tradition of days of fasting and thanksgiving began at the federal government level.
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The book 'Rewriting of America's History' argues that America was founded as a secular nation.
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National Bible Week was designated to celebrate America's secular heritage.
National Bible Week was designated to celebrate America's secular heritage.
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The Founding Fathers believed that a nation could realize happiness and true prosperity without acknowledging God.
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The removal of America's Christian origin from school textbooks was a recent development.
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Barack Obama was the first president to promote the idea that America was founded as a secular nation.
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The historical facts demonstrate that America's origin was primarily based on secular principles.
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The Founding Fathers established the American Republic based on secular principles.
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The Bible Society of Philadelphia was established in 1804.
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Elias Boudinot was a member of the Continental Congress.
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The Bible was the most frequently quoted source in the writings of the Founding Fathers.
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The American Bible Society was established by Benjamin Franklin.
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By 1816, there were fewer than 100 Bible societies in the United States.
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The Founding Fathers did not believe that the success of the American Republic depended on the perpetuation of Christian principles.
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Elias Boudinot was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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The modern Bible society movement began in America.
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The establishment of Sunday schools was a means of promoting secular education in America.
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Elias Boudinot served as President of Congress from 1781 to 1783.
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Elias Boudinot was appointed as Commissary General for Prisoners in 1776.
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Elias Boudinot signed the Treaty of Paris on behalf of the United States.
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Elias Boudinot served in the United States House of Representatives for five terms.
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Elias Boudinot was nominated as the first Director of the Mint.
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Elias Boudinot's motion on September 25, 1789, was opposed by Mr. Sherman.
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Elias Boudinot was a colonel in the American Continental Army.
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Elias Boudinot was elected as a delegate to the First Continental Congress.
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Elias Boudinot's role as Commissary General for Prisoners lasted for two years.
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Elias Boudinot was a lawyer before entering politics.
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Elias Boudinot initiated the first Presidential Thanksgiving Proclamation alone.
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Thomas Paine's Common Sense was a secular work.
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Benjamin Franklin supported the publication of Thomas Paine's Age of Reason.
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The Continental Congress never issued fast and thanksgiving day proclamations.
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Elias Boudinot was a strong supporter of Thomas Paine's secularism.
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Tucker was in favor of the House of Representatives interfering with the matter of thanksgiving.
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The Continental Congress approved a draft of a thanksgiving day proclamation in 1783.
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Mr. Sherman opposed the practice of thanksgiving.
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Elias Boudinot was the only one to refute Thomas Paine's secularism.
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The fast day proclamation of Saturday, March 11, 1780, was issued to promote vice and irreligion.
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Elias Boudinot was the first president of the American Bible Society.
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Robert Charles Winthrop was a Founding Father of the United States.
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Daniel Coit Gilman was a president of the American Bible Society.
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Francis Scott Key was a president of the American Bible Society.
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Elias Boudinot's vision for the American Bible Society was limited to the state of New York.
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Robert Charles Winthrop was a lawyer and a politician.
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John Jay was the first president of the American Bible Society.
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The American Bible Society was formed in 1815.
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Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen was a president of the American Bible Society.
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Robert Charles Winthrop's mentor in law was Daniel Webster.
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Elias Boudinot was the President of the United States at the time of the letter.
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The letter was written by Elias Boudinot to Daniel Webster.
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The primary goal of the Bible Society was to promote universal brotherly love.
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Elias Boudinot was a physician by profession.
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The letter was written on April 4, 1816.
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Robert Winthrop was a lawyer and politician.
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Elias Boudinot was the founder of the Bible Society of Philadelphia.
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The Bible Society was established to promote the glory of God.
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Elias Boudinot was concerned about the prohibitions of his physician.
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Robert Winthrop was a mentor to Elias Boudinot in law.
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Elias Boudinot wrote an introduction to Thomas Paine's Age of Reason.
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Benjamin Franklin urged Thomas Paine to publish Age of Reason.
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Common Sense was first published in 1775.
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Elias Boudinot was a strong supporter of Thomas Paine's views on religion.
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The Pennsylvania Bible Society was established in 1801.
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Elias Boudinot was a weak and feeble supporter of the Bible society.
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Thomas Paine's Age of Reason was widely accepted by the Founding Fathers.
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Elias Boudinot was a prominent figure in the American Continental Army.
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The American Bible Society was established in 1816.
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Benjamin Franklin was a strong supporter of Thomas Paine's views on religion.
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Robert Winthrop served in the United States Senate for twenty-five years.
Robert Winthrop served in the United States Senate for twenty-five years.
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Robert Winthrop was a member of the Massachusetts' legislature from 1838 to 1840.
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Robert Winthrop was chosen as the Speaker of the House of Representatives in 1845.
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Alexis de Tocqueville concluded that America was great because of its geographical location.
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The Society for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge was founded in 1701.
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The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel was founded in 1698.
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Daniel Webster served in the House of Representatives for nineteen years.
Daniel Webster served in the House of Representatives for nineteen years.
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Robert Winthrop married Adele Granger Thayer after Elizabeth Cabot Blanchard died.
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Robert Winthrop was the President of the Massachusetts' Bible Society.
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Robert Winthrop delivered the dedicatory speech of the laying of the cornerstone of the Washington Monument on July 4, 1849.
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Study Notes
National Bible Week and America's Christian Origin
- The week of Thanksgiving in America has been designated as National Bible Week.
- America's origin was not secular, but sacred, and National Bible Week is a reflection of this.
- Despite America's Christian origin, the notion that it was founded as a secular nation has been propagated under the presidency of Barack Obama.
- The true Christian origin of America has been removed from school textbooks, state and national monuments, and other public historical records.
Settling America Upon a Firm Governmental Foundation
- The Founding Fathers not only established a firm governmental foundation but also promoted Christianity as an essential component of American life.
- Days of fasting and thanksgiving were regularly enacted by individual colonial or state governments, and later by the federal government.
- These legislative actions often resembled brief Christian theological treatises, providing the rationale behind the actions.
The Bible's Influence on American Government
- The Bible was the most frequently quoted source in the writings of the Founding Fathers.
- The Bible was often consulted in the formation and deliberation of America's government.
- The Founding Fathers sought to establish means to ensure that all Americans had access to the Bible, leading to the establishment of Sunday schools and Bible societies.
Bible Societies in America
- The modern Bible society movement began in 1804 with the founding of the British and Foreign Bible Society in London.
- The movement quickly spread to America, with the first Bible society in America, the Bible Society of Philadelphia, established in 1808.
- By 1809, at least seven new Bible societies were formed, and by 1816, at least 130 Bible societies were organized in twenty-four states or territories.
Elias Boudinot and the Bible Society Movement
- Elias Boudinot, an American patriot and President of the Continental Congress, was a leading voice in the Bible society movement.
- Boudinot was born in Philadelphia in 1740 to a family of Huguenot (French Calvinistic Protestant) descent.
- He served as President of the Continental Congress, helping to initiate the first Presidential Thanksgiving Proclamation in 1789.
- Boudinot was instrumental in establishing the American Bible Society, serving as its first president from 1816 until his death in 1821.
Other Distinguished Leaders and the Bible Society
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Other notable leaders who served as presidents of the American Bible Society include John Jay, Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen, Daniel Coit Gilman, and Edwin Francis Hyde.
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Robert Charles Winthrop, a lawyer, politician, and philanthropist, also served as a speaker of the House of Representatives and was involved in the advancement of Christianity in America.
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Winthrop was concerned about the moral character of America's development and involved himself in the distribution of the Bible, following the example of the Founding Fathers.### American History and Christianity
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In 1849, Robert Winthrop stated in his speech "The Bible" that men must be controlled by either the Word of God or the strong arm of man, emphasizing the importance of Christianity in America.
Christianity in America
- Since the life of Jesus Christ, many nations have claimed to be "Christian," but none have applied the principles of the Bible to their national life to the degree that the United States of America has.
Alexis de Tocqueville's Observations
- French statesman Alexis de Tocqueville traveled to America in the early 19th century to discover why America's Revolution was successful, unlike the Revolution of French secularists in his homeland.
- He concluded that America was great because America was good, and what made America great was the place that the Bible and Christianity were accorded.
Founding Fathers and Christianity
- The principles of Scripture must first be applied to the lives of individuals, as they were for America's Founding Fathers.
Bible Societies
- Prior to the establishment of Bible Societies, the Society for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge (SPCK, founded in 1698) and the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (SPG, founded in 1701) attempted to provide Bibles to English readers in Britain and her colonies.
Elias Boudinot and Bible Societies
- Elias Boudinot wrote about the importance of Bible Societies, stating that it was a great cause that honored the Children of Men.
- In a letter to William Jay dated April 4, 1816, Boudinot expressed his gratitude for Jay's support and encouragement for the cause of Bible Societies.
Robert Winthrop's Speech
- Robert Winthrop delivered a speech titled "National Monument to Washington," in which he emphasized the importance of Christianity in America.
National Bible Week and America's Christian Origin
- The week of Thanksgiving in America has been designated as National Bible Week.
- America's origin was not secular, but sacred, and National Bible Week is a reflection of this.
- Despite America's Christian origin, the notion that it was founded as a secular nation has been propagated under the presidency of Barack Obama.
- The true Christian origin of America has been removed from school textbooks, state and national monuments, and other public historical records.
Settling America Upon a Firm Governmental Foundation
- The Founding Fathers not only established a firm governmental foundation but also promoted Christianity as an essential component of American life.
- Days of fasting and thanksgiving were regularly enacted by individual colonial or state governments, and later by the federal government.
- These legislative actions often resembled brief Christian theological treatises, providing the rationale behind the actions.
The Bible's Influence on American Government
- The Bible was the most frequently quoted source in the writings of the Founding Fathers.
- The Bible was often consulted in the formation and deliberation of America's government.
- The Founding Fathers sought to establish means to ensure that all Americans had access to the Bible, leading to the establishment of Sunday schools and Bible societies.
Bible Societies in America
- The modern Bible society movement began in 1804 with the founding of the British and Foreign Bible Society in London.
- The movement quickly spread to America, with the first Bible society in America, the Bible Society of Philadelphia, established in 1808.
- By 1809, at least seven new Bible societies were formed, and by 1816, at least 130 Bible societies were organized in twenty-four states or territories.
Elias Boudinot and the Bible Society Movement
- Elias Boudinot, an American patriot and President of the Continental Congress, was a leading voice in the Bible society movement.
- Boudinot was born in Philadelphia in 1740 to a family of Huguenot (French Calvinistic Protestant) descent.
- He served as President of the Continental Congress, helping to initiate the first Presidential Thanksgiving Proclamation in 1789.
- Boudinot was instrumental in establishing the American Bible Society, serving as its first president from 1816 until his death in 1821.
Other Distinguished Leaders and the Bible Society
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Other notable leaders who served as presidents of the American Bible Society include John Jay, Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen, Daniel Coit Gilman, and Edwin Francis Hyde.
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Robert Charles Winthrop, a lawyer, politician, and philanthropist, also served as a speaker of the House of Representatives and was involved in the advancement of Christianity in America.
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Winthrop was concerned about the moral character of America's development and involved himself in the distribution of the Bible, following the example of the Founding Fathers.### American History and Christianity
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In 1849, Robert Winthrop stated in his speech "The Bible" that men must be controlled by either the Word of God or the strong arm of man, emphasizing the importance of Christianity in America.
Christianity in America
- Since the life of Jesus Christ, many nations have claimed to be "Christian," but none have applied the principles of the Bible to their national life to the degree that the United States of America has.
Alexis de Tocqueville's Observations
- French statesman Alexis de Tocqueville traveled to America in the early 19th century to discover why America's Revolution was successful, unlike the Revolution of French secularists in his homeland.
- He concluded that America was great because America was good, and what made America great was the place that the Bible and Christianity were accorded.
Founding Fathers and Christianity
- The principles of Scripture must first be applied to the lives of individuals, as they were for America's Founding Fathers.
Bible Societies
- Prior to the establishment of Bible Societies, the Society for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge (SPCK, founded in 1698) and the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (SPG, founded in 1701) attempted to provide Bibles to English readers in Britain and her colonies.
Elias Boudinot and Bible Societies
- Elias Boudinot wrote about the importance of Bible Societies, stating that it was a great cause that honored the Children of Men.
- In a letter to William Jay dated April 4, 1816, Boudinot expressed his gratitude for Jay's support and encouragement for the cause of Bible Societies.
Robert Winthrop's Speech
- Robert Winthrop delivered a speech titled "National Monument to Washington," in which he emphasized the importance of Christianity in America.
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Discover the Christian roots of America's founding and how they are reflected in National Bible Week. Learn about the efforts to erase this history from school textbooks and national monuments.
