Some things just weren't meant to go together.
Threads on Lincoln =
Threads on Lincoln =
So I see... Goodness, I had no idea. Pity, really. He was a fascinating man.
Probably not - but Hitler also rejected the gospel outright. Lincoln, for all of his faults, at least claimed to be a Christian - and in everything I've read of his, I haven't seen anything that would indicate that he rejected Christ. I'm not saying he was saved. I just don't know how one could claim that he was "likely" to be in eternal torment. It just doesn't fit with what the man wrote.
But I digress. As Prufrock helpfully pointed out, its not really our place to speculate to whom God shows grace.
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Threads on Lincoln =
So I see... Goodness, I had no idea. Pity, really. He was a fascinating man.
This article has some of the same information though. Christian History: The Puzzing Faith of Abraham Lincoln - Holidays
You need to look into the subject a little closer. I grew up my entire life believing all that I was taught in the politically correct history text books (and of course the never biased History Channel
The fact is that Mary Todd Lincoln didn't believe that Abe was a "technical Christian."
From the link below:
"William Herndon, himself, wrote a book called Life Of Lincoln and he stated, quite forthrightly, that "Lincoln was a deep-grounded infidel. He disliked and despised churches. He never entered a church except to scoff and ridicule. On coming from a church he would mimic the preacher. Before running for any office he wrote a book against Christianity and the Bible."
According to George Edmonds in Facts And Falsehood, as recorded on page 53 of the book: "A man named Hill was greatly shocked, urged Lincoln not to publish it. Urged it would kill him politically. Hill got the book in his hands, opened the stove door, and it went up in flames and ashes. After that, Lincoln became more discreet..." Lincoln's relatives and friends testified that he "scoffed and derided religion and the Bible."
Mr. Lincoln The Infidel by Al Benson, Jr.
You need to look into the subject a little closer. I grew up my entire life believing all that I was taught in the politically correct history text books (and of course the never biased History Channel
The fact is that Mary Todd Lincoln didn't believe that Abe was a "technical Christian."
From the link below:
"William Herndon, himself, wrote a book called Life Of Lincoln and he stated, quite forthrightly, that "Lincoln was a deep-grounded infidel. He disliked and despised churches. He never entered a church except to scoff and ridicule. On coming from a church he would mimic the preacher. Before running for any office he wrote a book against Christianity and the Bible."
According to George Edmonds in Facts And Falsehood, as recorded on page 53 of the book: "A man named Hill was greatly shocked, urged Lincoln not to publish it. Urged it would kill him politically. Hill got the book in his hands, opened the stove door, and it went up in flames and ashes. After that, Lincoln became more discreet..." Lincoln's relatives and friends testified that he "scoffed and derided religion and the Bible."
Mr. Lincoln The Infidel by Al Benson, Jr.
Interesting article with some worthwhile points, but I notice that he only quotes Lincoln's biographers. He never quotes Lincoln directly. I've read Lincoln fairly extensively, and so unless this guy shows me some works or quotes of Lincoln that I haven't seen before, I'm not really convinced of his viewpoint. Also, he doesn't cite some of his sources, which makes me uncomfortable. I'm all for debunking politically correct history, believe me, but this guy isn't doing a very good job.
Also, as a former history major, I can tell you that the politically correct thing is to say that Lincoln was NOT a Christian. Deists/Theists are all the vogue now!
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Also, let's leave Mary Todd out of it. She's just a little too...weird...for me to figure out.
