Samuel Adams would agree: No Muslims for president

Samuel Adams

Samuel Adams, one of the key leaders of the American Revolution and architects of the U.S. form of republican governance, penned in 1772 a bit of advice that would seem to suggest White House hopeful Ben Carson is right – a Muslim should not be president.

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As Breitbart noted, Adams wrote in "The Rights of the Colonists" nearly 300 years ago: "In regard to religion, mutual toleration in the different professions thereof is what all good and candid minds in all ages have ever practised, and, both by precept and example, inculcated on mankind. And it is now generally agreed among Christians that this spirit of toleration, in the fullest extent consistent with the being of civil society, is the chief characteristical mark of the Church. Insomuch that Mr. Locke has asserted and proved, beyond the possibility of contradiction on any solid ground, that such toleration ought to be extended to all whose doctrines are not subversive of society. The only sects which he thinks ought to be, and which by all wise laws are excluded from such toleration, are those who teach doctrines subversive of the civil government under which they live."

His opinion basically called on Americans to determine whether a religion was "subversive of society" or not. Moreover, he also said religions are "excluded from ... toleration [when they] teach doctrines subversive of the civil government," he said, Breitbart reported.

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The hail back to Founding Father days comes as Carson is fielding considerable controversy over his Sunday remarks on national television that he did not think a Muslim should be president of the United States, WND reported. Carson doubled down on that claim a few hours later in an interview with the Hill, saying: "I do not believe Sharia is consistent with the Constitution of this country," as WND previously reported.

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