I can see your stance on the issue of religious freedom. In light of the fact that certain Christian factions broke away from the Catholic Church there appears to be a trend since that time to allow differences in beliefs about God and Christ. I realize that this was probably an influence in the idea of man's inherent freedoms. However, that does not mean that the efforts of certain factions of Christianity should be allowed to avoid criticism. Thomas Jefferson was a forthright advocate of religious and personal freedom. That advocacy should not allow him to avoid criticism for owning slaves.
The call to arms by some hard-line Christians to force their morality upon people who don't subscribe to the precepts of the Bible, is what concerns me. While not the majority, probably, they seem to have a lot of influence. I should not have generalized their ideals to include all Christians.
Kinda big stretch...
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"We find that such evidence demonstrates that the ID argument is dependent upon setting a scientifically unreasonable burden of proof for the theory of evolution." - Judge Jones Kitzmiller case http://www.talkreason.org/articles/Falsify.cfm
"To Compel A Man To Furnish Funds For The Propagation Of Ideas He Disbelieves And Abhors Is Sinful And Tyrannical." - Thomas Jefferson
"And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with his wrath?" - Thomas Jefferson
