Comments on: Was Abraham Lincoln a Christian? http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/04/08/was-abraham-lincoln-a-christian/ by Hemant Mehta Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: QrazyQat http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/04/08/was-abraham-lincoln-a-christian/#comment-150725 QrazyQat Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:01:20 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/04/08/was-abraham-lincoln-a-christian/#comment-150725 <i>Surely he should be judged on his works rather than his faith.</i> Don't be silly, how would you know whether or not to hate him? :) Surely he should be judged on his works rather than his faith.

Don’t be silly, how would you know whether or not to hate him? :)

]]> By: hoverFrog http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/04/08/was-abraham-lincoln-a-christian/#comment-150715 hoverFrog Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:51:57 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/04/08/was-abraham-lincoln-a-christian/#comment-150715 I think it a shame that people want to reduce the complexities of a great man into a denomination. Surely he should be judged on his works rather than his faith. I think it a shame that people want to reduce the complexities of a great man into a denomination. Surely he should be judged on his works rather than his faith.

]]> By: TXatheist http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/04/08/was-abraham-lincoln-a-christian/#comment-150676 TXatheist Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:13:19 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/04/08/was-abraham-lincoln-a-christian/#comment-150676 My two cents are that he began to really struggle with the Civil War and then as most of America did in hard times(9/11) turned to religion...imo. My two cents are that he began to really struggle with the Civil War and then as most of America did in hard times(9/11) turned to religion…imo.

]]> By: Alycia http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/04/08/was-abraham-lincoln-a-christian/#comment-150633 Alycia Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:48:59 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/04/08/was-abraham-lincoln-a-christian/#comment-150633 Doesn't Susan Jacoby say in her "Freethinkers" book that all the god bits in Lincoln's speeches were added in at the insistence of his friends? Doesn’t Susan Jacoby say in her “Freethinkers” book that all the god bits in Lincoln’s speeches were added in at the insistence of his friends?

]]> By: James http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/04/08/was-abraham-lincoln-a-christian/#comment-150456 James Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:01:17 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/04/08/was-abraham-lincoln-a-christian/#comment-150456 Americans United recently took a similar view on George Washington's religiosity: <a href="http://blog.au.org/2008/02/18/george-washington-and-the-religious-right-theocratic-movement-seeks-to-recruit-founding-fathers/" rel="nofollow">It's too ambiguous to tell.</a> Americans United recently took a similar view on George Washington’s religiosity: It’s too ambiguous to tell.

]]> By: Chicken Girl http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/04/08/was-abraham-lincoln-a-christian/#comment-150434 Chicken Girl Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:52:03 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/04/08/was-abraham-lincoln-a-christian/#comment-150434 Lincoln doesn't belong in the Land of Lincoln! He believes in DESTROYING! Lincoln doesn’t belong in the Land of Lincoln! He believes in DESTROYING!

]]> By: Miko http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/04/08/was-abraham-lincoln-a-christian/#comment-150429 Miko Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:34:34 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/04/08/was-abraham-lincoln-a-christian/#comment-150429 Rep. Monique Davis won't have talk like that in the Land of Lincoln. Rep. Monique Davis won’t have talk like that in the Land of Lincoln.

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