My two cents worth: yes, the Bible and morality have to be included in any discussion of our nation's founding, but hitting other posters over the head with "you're going to Rochester because you don't believe exactly the same way I do on the finer points of religion" kinds of comments shouldn't have any place in our discussions. Heck, the FFs didn't agree on a lot of religious things.
No one was talking about denominational doctrines and myriad catechisms. No one was saying anyone was being consigned to Rochester for referencing Isaiah or Ezekiel.
If posting a scriptural reference or discussing biblical concepts is verboten, then discussing liberty or Conservatism itself is a non-starter. We would be limited to simply discussing the politics of men and government, which is how our society got into this entire mess of a declining culture to begin with.
Liberty as was intended for us is wholly dependent upon a foundation of shared basic Judeo-Christian Biblical tenets agreed and adhered to by a whole people. The entire concept of self-governance when you read the Founders was predicated on the fact that the people had little need of an all-powerful monarchy presiding over every aspect of life that required a 'by your leave' grant of rulers. This people, unlike any other in the written history of man were already governed by a set of principles and morals found in their religion that negated a need for monarchy or dictatorship to keep order.
A people who personally refused to be governed by the God our Founders rendered obeisance, are a people that will be ruled by the tyranny of corrupt and vain men. Conservatism void of foundational (and yes Biblical) principles, is simply become a belief system whereby discussions will be limited to empowering government and men in power to be the ultimate authority in order to give us what we demand.
Which makes us no different than Democrats.
