It seems that these
"radical center" types consider Ben Franklin to be their saint. Some info on Ben:
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Originally Posted by THAT website, you know the one
Franklin rejected much of the Puritan ideas regarding belief in salvation, hell, Jesus Christ’s divinity, and indeed most religious dogma....
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Thus it's no surprise that he's a pedophile:
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Originally Posted by THAT website, you know the one
At the age of 17, Franklin proposed to 15-year-old Deborah Read
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As for his sexcapades in Paris when he was ambassador to France, these are infamous. One of
the reaons he liked older women was:
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Originally Posted by Ben Franklin
4. Because thro’ more Experience, they are more prudent and discreet in conducting an Intrigue to prevent Suspicion. The Commerce with them is therefore safer with regard to your Reputation
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Translation: "I know how to screw around without being caught."
He had an illigitimate son who grew up to be a traitor:
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In 1730, at the age of 24, Franklin publicly acknowledged an illegitimate son named William[citation needed], who would eventually become the last Loyalist governor of New Jersey.
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And of course a
FreeMason!
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In 1731, Franklin was initiated into the local Masonic Lodge. He became Grand Master in 1734, indicating his rapid rise to prominence in Pennsylvania.[10][11] That same year, he edited and published the first Masonic book in the Americas, a reprint of James Anderson's Constitutions of the Free-Masons. Franklin remained a Freemason for the rest of his life
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