Thomas Jefferson Wouldn't Like Disfellowshipping

[Jack Ryan]

[James Thomas Rook Jr.]

If I am not mistaken, Thomas Jefferson actually waged a revolutionary war against many of his friends with different politics and philosophy ... and he and his short list of friends tried their best to KILL THEM.

[TrueTomHarley]

“...never [enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never saw an instance of one of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many, on their getting warm, becoming rude, & shooting one another. ... When I hear another express an opinion which is not mine, I say to myself, he has a right to his opinion, as I to mine; why should I question it? His error does me no injury, and shall I become a Don Quixote, to bring all men by force of argument to one opinion? ... There are ... the ill-tempered & rude men in society, who have taken up a passion for politics. ... Consider yourself, when with them, as among the patients of Bedlam, needing medical more than moral counsel. Be a listener only, keep within yourself, and endeavor to establish with yourself the habit of silence, especially on politics. In the fevered state of our country, no good can ever result from any attempt to set one of these fiery zealots to rights, either in fact or principle. They are determined as to the facts they will believe, and the opinions on which they will act. Get by them, therefore, as you would by an angry bull; it is not for a man of sense to dispute the road with such an animal.” - Thomas Jefferson
 

[James Thomas Rook Jr.]

Thomas Jefferson with the Declaration of Independence did not open  a dialog with King George III.

Most nations celebrate the day they GOT their Independence ... Here in the United States the day it was DECLARED is celebrated.

Then, a long and bloody war was fought to defeat tyranny, and experiment with a new government, of the people, by the people, and for the people.

Until Jehovah establishes his rule over mankind through Christ's Kingship,  with all its faults ... it is the best form of government ever created by man.

I hold it to a lesser standard than a local government that claims to represent the will of God. 

For that, a VERY HIGH standard is reasonably expected.

[Space Merchant]

@Jack Ryan And as our history and information has made known to us, should you accept it, Mr. Jefferson was not much of a religious man as some people claim him to be. It is not much of a surprise as a child learning of Christopher Columbus, later on becoming a teenager, eventually a man/woman, soon finding out that such a man, is spoken of in history books, had quite a bit of blood on his hands and every yearly Thanksgiving in November, there are those who do not feast and gorge themselves, but rather, they mourn because they know what truly did happen

 

History is indeed knowledge, after all. Information is key. Research leads to conclusion that is true, further research leads to solidifying what is true.