Episcopalians and America - Jan Mahood
Episcopalians and America
By Jan Mahood
www.etf1928.org
Trinity 2013
The Episcopal Church has been an integral part of our nation since its founding. It was there at the creation.
When the colonists declared their independence from England, Anglicans separated from the mother country's Church as well, because Church of England clergy were required to swear allegiance to the monarch.
Although revisionists are fond of saying that the Founding Fathers were not practicing Christians, the opposite is true. In fact, 31 of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence - more than half -- were Episcopalians. Fourteen of the 48 signers of the Articles of Confederation were Episcopalians. Twenty-one Episcopalians - 54 percent. - were among the 39 signers of the U.S. Constitution. George Washington, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton, first secretary of the U.S. Treasury, were three of them.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
By Jan Mahood
www.etf1928.org
Trinity 2013
The Episcopal Church has been an integral part of our nation since its founding. It was there at the creation.When the colonists declared their independence from England, Anglicans separated from the mother country's Church as well, because Church of England clergy were required to swear allegiance to the monarch.
Although revisionists are fond of saying that the Founding Fathers were not practicing Christians, the opposite is true. In fact, 31 of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence - more than half -- were Episcopalians. Fourteen of the 48 signers of the Articles of Confederation were Episcopalians. Twenty-one Episcopalians - 54 percent. - were among the 39 signers of the U.S. Constitution. George Washington, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton, first secretary of the U.S. Treasury, were three of them.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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