As evidence of how far we have been removed from our national roots, consider this. In
1831 a witness who was called to testify before the court in session at Chester
County in the state of New York, declared that he did not believe in God or the
immortality of the soul. The judge then refused to admit the evidence of the
testimony on the ground that the witness had destroyed beforehand all the
confidence of the court in what he was about to say (Found in Tocqueville,
"Democracy in America," 1:317).
The judge later
commented that it is a person's belief in God that sanctions all testimony in a
court of justice. In other words, unless people are restrained by religious
convictions, there is no solid basis for believing their testimony.
To read more about
America's radical Christian origins, check out my book, Pilgrims and Patriots,
available from Amazon and my website at www.eddiehyatt.com.
Pat Robertson calls it
"a must read!"
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