Response to The Founding Fathers ?

"Ben Franklin was wanted for crimes in England before he came to america." Hmmm? Ben was born in Boston, Joel. He founded Philadelphia's fire department, but I can't find anything about an insurance company. Founding Fathers as "wanted felons?" Only by the British during the Revolution. Jefferson never described himself as an atheist, but as a Deist. And while both Jefferson and Washington were slave owners, a good many other "Founding Fathers" were not. Joel, if this is the version of American history you're teaching your kids . . . never mind. Your biases are obvious, if not altogether understandable.

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