If this country was truly founded as a Christian nation, then why was Timothy Dwight 1752 – 1817), an American academic and educator, a Congregationalist minister, theologian, author and the eighth president of Yale College so upset with our Founding Fathers and the document they produced. Saying the nation had three reasons to fear the future, Dwight had strong words to say about the Constitution: "The second of these reasons is, the sinful character of our nation. Notwithstanding the prevalence of Religion, which I have described, the irreligion, and the wickedness, of our land are such, as to furnish a most painful and melancholy prospect to a serious mind. We formed our Constitution without any acknowledgment of God ; without any recognition of his mercies to us, as a people, of his government, or even of his existence. The Convention, by which it was formed, never asked, even once, his direction, or his blessing upon their labours. Thus we commenced our national existence under the present system, without God. I wish I could say, that a disposition to render him the reverence, due to his great Name, and the gratitude, demanded by his innumerable mercies, had been more public, visible, uniform, and fervent."
Posted on: Sat, 06 Jul 2013 02:39:53 +0000
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