Theodore Roosevelt. a regular churchgoer and Sunday school teacher, made the statement above in a speech at Carnegie Hall in 1915 on “Americanism” to the Knights of Columbus, a Catholic fraternal organization. Click on Theodore Roosevelt on Americanism for the text of the entire speech.
When the government issued a new $20 gold coin in 1907, Theodore Roosevelt as President ordered the “In God We Trust” motto omitted on the grounds that putting such a motto on money trivialized religion. Congress overrode his decision. Click on When Roosevelt Dropped “In God We Trust” in 1907 for the full story.
I wonder what kind of acceptance TR would get in today’s Republican Party.
Hat tip for the graphic to Bill Elwell.
Tags: Church and state, In God We Trust, Separation of Church and State, Theodore Roosevelt
Phil Ebersole's Blog 
June 10, 2012 at 7:45 am |
This was very good. I included some links to some books tht show more of what our founding fathers believed.
Faith Of The Founding Fathers
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=The+Faiths+of+the+Founding+Fathers+%5BHardcover%5D+
American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation
http://www.amazon.com/American-Gospel-Founding-Fathers-Making/dp/0812976665/ref=pd_sim_b_5
Thanks.
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