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Permalink Reply by Jason Paisley on September 1, 2010 at 9:42pm

It was placed on top in the late 1800's....way after the founding fathers were dead dead and during the height of the Third Great Awakening when many American Christians thought Armageddon was coming.

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Permalink Reply by Jon Heim on September 1, 2010 at 9:49pm

exactly what Jason said. lol
just like when they altered the pledge when they thought we were going to be over taken by Communism.

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Permalink Reply by James on September 1, 2010 at 10:31pm

Just as Jason said, it wasn't placed on the monument until far after Washington and our other founding fathers had passed. Funny thing is, not only was it not put on there until then, but it isn't even the first monument to Washington.

Washington Monument / Boonsboro, MD / Built July 4, 1827 (7am-4pm) Finished Sept 1827
Washington Monument / Baltimore, MD / Started 1815 and Finished in 1829
Washington Monument / Washington, DC / Started 1848 and Finished in 1884

And that's only the ones I've seen personally. But the one in Boonsboro is touted as the first monument to George Washington.

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Permalink Reply by Billy on September 2, 2010 at 12:08pm

How did you come up with that?

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Permalink Reply by NoSacredCow on September 2, 2010 at 3:37pm

Actually it makes sense. Especially when you consider a certain racial class of humans was not even considered human at the time.

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Permalink Reply by willailla on September 26, 2010 at 1:00pm

YES, Christians always want the Ten Commandments posted in schools and to have Christianity taught there, but if you ask ask them should Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Mormons, etc. have the same right they go ballistic.

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Permalink Reply by Billy on September 6, 2010 at 10:52pm

I don't want to argue your point, yet, but can you give me some resources that explain your conclusion?

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Permalink Reply by Billy on September 26, 2010 at 12:46pm

bump

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