May 21, 201016 yr The founding fathers were not Puritans or witch burners. And they did not 'hide' out. And they sacrificed. http://www.davidstuff.com/opinion/founding.htm Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence? Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons in the Revolutionary Army, another had two sons captured. Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War. ... ...were soft-spoken men of means and education. They had security, but they valued liberty more. Standing tall, straight, and unwavering, they pledged: "For the support of this declaration, with firm reliance on the protection of the divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other, our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor."
May 22, 201016 yr The founding fathers were not Puritans or witch burners. And they did not 'hide' out. And they sacrificed. http://www.davidstuff.com/opinion/founding.htm I am familiar with this. Should be required reading in ou schools.
May 23, 201016 yr The founding fathers were not Puritans or witch burners. And they did not 'hide' out. And they sacrificed. http://www.davidstuff.com/opinion/founding.htm While some of this is correct, not all of it is: http://www.snopes.com/history/american/pricepaid.asp Our forefathers should be honored for what they did, but the truth is a better testimony to their courage than hyperbole. :thumb: (They also deserve to have their names spelled correctly)
May 23, 201016 yr While some of this is correct, not all of it is: http://www.snopes.com/history/american/pricepaid.asp Our forefathers should be honored for what they did, but the truth is a better testimony to their courage than hyperbole. :thumb: (They also deserve to have their names spelled correctly) I dont think much in there contradicts the overall decription of events. But we can not let revisionist change what really happened to found the country. I would have called the speaker out as a "witch" in the earlier post - but I did not have match available. Edited May 23, 201016 yr by Bluegrasscard context
May 24, 201016 yr I dont think much in there contradicts the overall decription of events. But we can not let revisionist change what really happened to found the country. I would have called the speaker out as a "witch" in the earlier post - but I did not have match available. I assume by "revisionist" you are referring to the original post in this thread. With that we can agree. However I would note that the article you quoted also was very "revisionist" in either inventing some things and/or just poor research (i.e. names that were consistently wrong)
May 24, 201016 yr I assume by "revisionist" you are referring to the original post in this thread. With that we can agree. However I would note that the article you quoted also was very "revisionist" in either inventing some things and/or just poor research (i.e. names that were consistently wrong) Agreed. It seemed some things were dramatized and embellished but the student in the video made it sound like the founding fathers were depraved individuals bent on protecting radical religion sects.
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