I'm gonna look up the quote

it's in the picture

I came into the convo later

bottom

this:

"Real Christians will abstain from violating the rights of others, and therefore will not provoke war. Almost all nations have peace or war at the will and pleasure of rulers whom they do not elect, and who are not always wise or virtuous. Providence has given to our people the choice of their rulers, and it is the duty, as well as the privilege and interest, of our Christian nation to select and prefer Christians for their rulers."[44] He also expressed a belief that the moral precepts of Christianity were necessary for good government, saying, "No human society has ever been able to maintain both order and freedom, both cohesiveness and liberty apart from the moral precepts of the Christian Religion. Should our Republic ever forget this fundamental precept of governance, we will then, be surely doomed.

You're reaching with the agreed upon application and interpretation of that quote

it was in a letter to another individual

he's not the only founding father

had the founding fathers, as a consensus , agreed with not only that quote, but your intepretation of it , it would've been condified into law that only christians can get elected

but even reading the quote, it doesn't necessarily mean that

it reads like a proposal at the strongest and advice at the weakest

nevermind, that it easily includes jews

`and it is the duty, as well as the privilege and interest, of our Christian nation to select and prefer Christians for their rulers."`

I see this as voting advice to the public

also

his justification for it

is this:

`"No human society has ever been able to maintain both order and freedom, both cohesiveness and liberty apart from the moral precepts of the Christian Religion.`

judaism is a minor religion ,statistically

and this wasn't a time when everyone kept saying "judeo-christian values"

Well, yeah, it certainly is advice. I'm not saying it's law.

I'm speaking to the philosophy behind it

but "the moral precepts of the Christian Religion." are almost surely from the old testament

jews satisfy that

also

this would preclude from electing atheist nonjewish whites

You're not taking this as I've meant it

yet, I'm sure that you'll argue

that the US shouldn't make attempts to deport white atheists

even though the advice is not to elect them

now, you're gonna tell me , this statement doesn't just apply to gov positions

but applies to all kind of power

such as power held by the rich

hollywood etc

Well, it's not like I really meant the quote and its philosophy in any way to be subject to this stuff anyway

and that those who are in hollywood , industry, and finance are also our "rulers"

that's a stretch that I don't accept

for the obvious reason

as it would fly in the face of the rest of americana