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> [“At the risk of oversimplification, the unifying theme of the Hebrew scripture is one of forging a national identity connected to God through a covenant. God remains an active, though an increasingly distant, agent in this creation of Jewish identity,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-k-green/at-the-risk-of-oversimplification-the-unifying-theme-of-the-hebrew/)

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## More by Steven K. Green

> [“Jefferson then distilled and enunciated these “essentials” in several personal works he shared with friends, his “Syllabus,” and two extracts from the Bible: “The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-k-green/jefferson-then-distilled-and-enunciated-these-essentials-in-several/)

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> [“Cotton’s code was never enacted, but in 1641 the General Court adopted the Body of Liberties, written by lawyer and pastor Nathaniel Ward, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-k-green/cotton-s-code-was-never-enacted-but-in-1641-the-general-court-adopted/)

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> [“Religious imagery and symbolism were the common idioms that all speakers employed when making rhetorical points. Rather than indicating a level of personal piety,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-k-green/religious-imagery-and-symbolism-were-the-common-idioms-that-all/)

[Steven K. Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-k-green/)

> [“Whether it was celebrated or lamented, the Constitution was universally seen as a secular document establishing a civil frame of government. In essence, few…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-k-green/whether-it-was-celebrated-or-lamented-the-constitution-was/)

[Steven K. Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-k-green/)

> [“The myth of America’s religious founding thus provided an explanation for those who needed to sanctify the past before they could go forward with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-k-green/the-myth-of-america-s-religious-founding-thus-provided-an-explanation/)

[Steven K. Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-k-green/)

> [“The haphazard unfolding of religious toleration described above occurred chiefly by default (and in New York, to enhance a commercial environment), not to promote…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-k-green/the-haphazard-unfolding-of-religious-toleration-described-above/)

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> [“Because Americans lack a common ethnicity or extensive heritage, our founding myth is more important than it is for most other peoples. Unlike other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-k-green/because-americans-lack-a-common-ethnicity-or-extensive-heritage-our/)

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> [“In both instances of Franklin and Jefferson, revisionist writers have emphasized those aspects of their beliefs that are consistent with Christian faith, while discounting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-k-green/in-both-instances-of-franklin-and-jefferson-revisionist-writers-have/)

[Steven K. Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-k-green/)

> [“At the risk of oversimplification, the unifying theme of the Hebrew scripture is one of forging a national identity connected to God through a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-k-green/at-the-risk-of-oversimplification-the-unifying-theme-of-the-hebrew/)

[Steven K. Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-k-green/)

> [“All in all, Christian nation proponents commit several errors in their claims about the religious beliefs of the Founders. Their claims isolate the religious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-k-green/all-in-all-christian-nation-proponents-commit-several-errors-in-their/)

[Steven K. Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-k-green/)

> [“With religious nonconformists outnumbering Anglicans after 1700, and economic motives eclipsing any sense of a religious mission, the colony adopted a moderate religious stance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-k-green/with-religious-nonconformists-outnumbering-anglicans-after-1700-and/)

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> [“Colonial America was not settled out of a search for religious liberty, but it stumbled onto that principle just in time.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-k-green/colonial-america-was-not-settled-out-of-a-search-for-religious/)

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> [“As noted, late in their deliberations the drafters of the Constitution included a clause prohibiting religious tests or prerequisites for holding any federal office.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-k-green/as-noted-late-in-their-deliberations-the-drafters-of-the-constitution/)

[Steven K. Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-k-green/)

> [“while one can debate whether a particular Founder was religiously devout, there is little question that many regularly attended Christian worship and participated in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-k-green/while-one-can-debate-whether-a-particular-founder-was-religiously/)

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> [“The “large majority of ministers who published sermons during the Revolutionary era justified the war effort by a rationale that was more political than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-k-green/the-large-majority-of-ministers-who-published-sermons-during-the/)

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