Benjamin Rush
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This Founding Father Helped Launch One of America’s Great Black Churches
One of America’s Founding Fathers, Dr. Benjamin Rush, helped launch one of the most successful Black denominations in America today. Rush (1745-1813) was a Philadelphia physician, member of the Continental Congress, signer of the Declaration of Independence and served as surgeon general during the Revolutionary War at George Washington’s request. Rush was a passionate abolitionist who
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Religious Freedom Precedent: America’s Pro-Jewish Founding Fathers
“The Hebrews have done more to civilize men than any other nation. If I were an atheist, and believed blind eternal fate, I should still believe that fate had ordained the Jews to be the most essential instrument for civilizing the nations.” These are the words of John Adams, America’s second president. His words are
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