Was Abraham Lincoln a Christian

[oak]

Nebula,

Simply very nice, maybe Lincoln is one of the few that will wear two crowns on this earth and the one to come. Lincoln was always fascinating to me because he discovered modern day speech. During the "Gettysburg Address" (speeches at that time were two hours or longer) people were just getting to their seats to see the speech end. However in summation the question you pose is valid for the Christian as well as the non-Christian, we can say we're Christian

[O'Dannyboy]

While Abraham Lincoln has always been my favorite President there are some things about his role in the civil war that have been mischaracterized. It has been taught that the civil war was started over slavery but this is not so. President Lincoln's "Emancipation Proclamation" wasn't issued until two years after the attack on Fort Sumter. Interestingly enough the Emancipation proclamation only freed slaves in certain states and counties. Ironically these were the states and counties that raised cotton.

So after the war was over what states still had slaves????

At the time of its ratification (the Thirteenth ammendment), slavery remained legal only in Delaware, Kentucky and Missouri.

[Hunterpoet]

While Abraham Lincoln has always been my favorite President there are some things about his role in the civil war that have been mischaracterized. It has been taught that the civil war was started over slavery but this is not so. President Lincoln's "Emancipation Proclamation" wasn't issued until two years after the attack on Fort Sumter. Interestingly enough the Emancipation proclamation only freed slaves in certain states and counties. Ironically these were the states and counties that raised cotton.

So after the war was over what states still had slaves????

At the time of its ratification (the Thirteenth ammendment), slavery remained legal only in Delaware, Kentucky and Missouri.

Ya know I just really think that this type of nit picking is really trashy. The man and this nation did a marvelous thing. The only reason we had slavery is because the southern states refused sign on in the beginning unless they could keep their slavery.

[GloryToGod!]

Nebula,

Listening to this broadcast was such a blessing!

I can hardly wait to hear tomorrow's broadcast!

[nebula]

Actually -

Here is part 2:

http://listen.family.org/daily/A000001848.cfm

[Bold Believer]

It's my understanding that Mr. Lincoln became a Believer after Gettysburg, Presbyterian if I'm not mistaken. Before that, he was involved in some level with spiritualism and mediums.

From mrlincolnswhitehouse.org

The Red Room was not usually part of the public rooms used during levees so furniture from the East Room and Blue Room was temporarily stored in the Red Room. It was also in the Red Room where spiritualists conducted a notable seance for Mrs. Lincoln. Most seances for Mary Lincoln were conducted outside the White at the homes of friends, but occasionally the mediums came to the Lincolns' home. Nettie Colburn Maynard reportedly conducted one such encounter with the spirit world in the Red Room. It could also be used for other kinds of informal entertainment

[O'Dannyboy]

While Abraham Lincoln has always been my favorite President there are some things about his role in the civil war that have been mischaracterized. It has been taught that the civil war was started over slavery but this is not so. President Lincoln's "Emancipation Proclamation" wasn't issued until two years after the attack on Fort Sumter. Interestingly enough the Emancipation proclamation only freed slaves in certain states and counties. Ironically these were the states and counties that raised cotton.

So after the war was over what states still had slaves????

At the time of its ratification (the Thirteenth ammendment), slavery remained legal only in Delaware, Kentucky and Missouri.

Ya know I just really think that this type of nit picking is really trashy. The man and this nation did a marvelous thing. The only reason we had slavery is because the southern states refused sign on in the beginning unless they could keep their slavery.

After further research I have learned that Lincoln was the primary sponsor of the 13th ammendment so for all intents and purposes he was the driving force behind freeing the slaves. In fact emancipation was the main reason he ran for the Presidency.

[Bold Believer]

Mr. Lincoln cared not one whit about whether a state had slavery or not, so long as the Union was preserved. But we're headed off topic; the question was whether or not he was a Believer, and the answer is yes, apparently he became a Believer just after Gettysburg.

[Aenoch]

It's my understanding that Mr. Lincoln became a Believer after Gettysburg, Presbyterian if I'm not mistaken. Before that, he was involved in some level with spiritualism and mediums.

From mrlincolnswhitehouse.org

The Red Room was not usually part of the public rooms used during levees so furniture from the East Room and Blue Room was temporarily stored in the Red Room. It was also in the Red Room where spiritualists conducted a notable seance for Mrs. Lincoln. Most seances for Mary Lincoln were conducted outside the White at the homes of friends, but occasionally the mediums came to the Lincolns' home. Nettie Colburn Maynard reportedly conducted one such encounter with the spirit world in the Red Room. It could also be used for other kinds of informal entertainment

[nebula]

I suspect this might be the reason for the supposed zero-year curse, if such a curse ever existed.

Your information is incorrect.

The first president to die in office was in 1840. The origin of the curse is attributed to a Native American.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_of_Tippecanoe

http://www.snopes.com/history/american/curse.asp