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Originally Posted by piece-itpete
Ah yes, the Continental Congress was not representative of the people, and the basis of our government?
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The Continental Congress didn't represent the people. It represented the rebellion which was embraced by many of the colonists but far from all of them. It was the precursor of our eventual government but not our government.
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My mistake in claiming Congress authorized printing the 1st Bible was a misread on my part, they only authorized their official approval of the Bible to be published.
Pete
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Continental Congress didn't authorize anything. That implies they caused something to exist. They merely endorsed an already existing bible. Also, they specifically refused either to publish the bible under their authority or appoint Aitken as the official publisher of sacred texts, both of these things being requested in Aitken's petition. The Aitken Bible was in no way an official text of any US or prior government.
John