If Thomas Jefferson hadn’t won, possible the Louisiana purchase wouldn’t have happened or maybe would have happened later than it did. America would have a very different history and possibly be a smaller nation with less world power.
Thanks for sharing that story, Sharon. Another very good example of "the people" ( i.e. Lyon) making a huge impact on our government's history. What tenacity he had!
it is a matter of one's opinion as to whether a "Godly" man would be a part of a duel. Apparently, Aaron Burr decided to participate in the duel and ended up winning the duel by shooting Alexander Hamilton and killing him., which begs the question, was he a "Godly" man ? Personally, I don't think that "Godly" men should be killing anyone unless in self defense or to protect their family ,but history is full of war stories where men of a faith would kill many of another faith all in the name of a particular religion. Was what they did murder or something else? Chaplains of soldiers in the our military are told that killing in a war is not murder and is government sanctioned , yet , if a civilian goes out with a gun and kills someone for whatever reason, they are subject to a court trial ,to determine if the killing was a murder or not or if it was in self-defense or some other justifiable reason.
I find it very interesting that the political rhetoric really hasn’t changed, especially involving god and religion.
Many people cling to the various versions of Christianity of which to me can be quite contradictory in my view.
The choice was between a “Godly” man and a “Godless” one.
And yet the “Godly” man was a murderer.
... And treasonous
Is it a murder if he and Hamilton agreed to the duel ?
Would a “Godly” person agree to a duel, where the end result is they are responsible for someone’s death?
If Thomas Jefferson hadn’t won, possible the Louisiana purchase wouldn’t have happened or maybe would have happened later than it did. America would have a very different history and possibly be a smaller nation with less world power.
This is a a good argument for those that believe they alone cannot make any kind of difference.
Thanks for sharing that story, Sharon. Another very good example of "the people" ( i.e. Lyon) making a huge impact on our government's history. What tenacity he had!
Gina,
it is a matter of one's opinion as to whether a "Godly" man would be a part of a duel. Apparently, Aaron Burr decided to participate in the duel and ended up winning the duel by shooting Alexander Hamilton and killing him., which begs the question, was he a "Godly" man ? Personally, I don't think that "Godly" men should be killing anyone unless in self defense or to protect their family ,but history is full of war stories where men of a faith would kill many of another faith all in the name of a particular religion. Was what they did murder or something else? Chaplains of soldiers in the our military are told that killing in a war is not murder and is government sanctioned , yet , if a civilian goes out with a gun and kills someone for whatever reason, they are subject to a court trial ,to determine if the killing was a murder or not or if it was in self-defense or some other justifiable reason.