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Washington was an officer in the Freemasons, an organization which, at the time Washington lived, required that its members "will never be a stupid Atheist nor an irreligious Libertine", [57] which meant that they should believe in God, regardless of other religious convictions or affiliations.
Some believe that for much of his life, Lincoln was a Deist. [64] Rev. Dr. Phineas D. Gurley, pastor of the New York Avenue Presbyterian church in Washington D.C., which Lincoln attended with his wife when he attended any church, never claimed a conversion. According to D. James Kennedy in his booklet, "What They Believed: The Faith of ...
George Washington (February 22, 1732 [O.S. February 11, 1731] [a] – December 14, 1799) was a Founding Father and the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. As commander of the Continental Army, Washington led Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War against the British Empire.
The Apotheosis of Washington on the ceiling of the Capitol rotunda inside the United States Capitol Detail of George Washington in the fresco. The Apotheosis of Washington is the fresco painted by Greek-Italian artist Constantino Brumidi in 1865 and visible through the oculus of the dome in the rotunda of the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
The Apotheosis of George Washington by John James Barralet 1825. According to Mount Vernon's Digital Encyclopedia of George Washington: . As the Father of America, Washington was heralded as the political savior of the nation for delivering America from the bondage of Great Britain, akin to Moses delivering the children of Israel from the bondage of Egypt.
George Washington, widely viewed as the first president, was elected into office in 1789 after leading the Continental Army to victory over Britain in the Revolutionary War.
Newly released files show a senior US official confided in a UK envoy that American tactics were ‘politically crass’.
When Barack Obama ran for president in 2008, his campaign slogan was "Change we can believe in." He ran on the platform that called for the country to come together and create the positive change ...