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	<title>Comments on: Creationism: The Worldview of the Founding Fathers</title>
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		<title>By: Hercules Mulligan</title>
		<link>http://thefoundationforum.com/2007/05/creationism-worldview-of-founding.html/comment-page-1#comment-737</link>
		<dc:creator>Hercules Mulligan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:36:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hello Ashley, and welcome to the blog.

I&#039;m glad you liked the post. I am sorry you found the connection between the subject and the evolution/creation debate. I will try to explain it more clearly:

Because the Founding Fathers had a creationist worldview, they organized American law and government upon a creationist basis. This is a simple fact: people put into practice what they believe, and what they believe is determined by their worldview. Therefore, the American system of government -- of a free republic governed by just laws, and not by the dictates of the richest or the strongest -- may justly be called an example of &quot;applied creationism.&quot;

On the other hand, the worldview of evolutionism, when applied to government, has produced the tyrannical regimes of Nazism, Fascism, and Communism. Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin were avid evolutionists and atheists. These tyrannical regimes -- not governed by just laws founded upon the commandments of the Creator God, have been governed by the strongest and most powerful (which according to Darwinism, are the most fit to survive and therefore the ones that nature has entitled to dominate the rest). Evolution is a very convenient theory for those who want to oppress the weak, because evolution makes it seem moral for the powerful and strong to dominate other &quot;species&quot; in the name of &quot;survival of the fittest.&quot; Therefore, these oppressive regimes may justly be called applied Darwinism (evolutionism).

Are we not to judge good and bad trees by their fruits (Matthew 7:16-17)? If creationism produces good fruit (constitutional republicanism) and evolution produces bad fruit (communism, nazism, etc.), what does that say about the two worldviews?

I hope that explains the issue more clearly. :)

Thank you for your comment.

Hercules</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello Ashley, and welcome to the blog.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m glad you liked the post. I am sorry you found the connection between the subject and the evolution/creation debate. I will try to explain it more clearly:</p>
<p>Because the Founding Fathers had a creationist worldview, they organized American law and government upon a creationist basis. This is a simple fact: people put into practice what they believe, and what they believe is determined by their worldview. Therefore, the American system of government &#8212; of a free republic governed by just laws, and not by the dictates of the richest or the strongest &#8212; may justly be called an example of &#8220;applied creationism.&#8221;</p>
<p>On the other hand, the worldview of evolutionism, when applied to government, has produced the tyrannical regimes of Nazism, Fascism, and Communism. Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin were avid evolutionists and atheists. These tyrannical regimes &#8212; not governed by just laws founded upon the commandments of the Creator God, have been governed by the strongest and most powerful (which according to Darwinism, are the most fit to survive and therefore the ones that nature has entitled to dominate the rest). Evolution is a very convenient theory for those who want to oppress the weak, because evolution makes it seem moral for the powerful and strong to dominate other &#8220;species&#8221; in the name of &#8220;survival of the fittest.&#8221; Therefore, these oppressive regimes may justly be called applied Darwinism (evolutionism).</p>
<p>Are we not to judge good and bad trees by their fruits (Matthew 7:16-17)? If creationism produces good fruit (constitutional republicanism) and evolution produces bad fruit (communism, nazism, etc.), what does that say about the two worldviews?</p>
<p>I hope that explains the issue more clearly. <img src='http://thefoundationforum.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Thank you for your comment.</p>
<p>Hercules</p>
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		<title>By: Ashley</title>
		<link>http://thefoundationforum.com/2007/05/creationism-worldview-of-founding.html/comment-page-1#comment-734</link>
		<dc:creator>Ashley</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:24:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>To Author: I really liked what you had to say, however, im still slightly confused about your focus of this essay. I agree that the founders had a creationist worldview, but what good does that do to the evolution/creation debate?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To Author: I really liked what you had to say, however, im still slightly confused about your focus of this essay. I agree that the founders had a creationist worldview, but what good does that do to the evolution/creation debate?</p>
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