For Huckabee, 1 out of 56 equals "most"

Tuesday October 23, 2007 | | Permalink | Digg It

From PolitFact

“During the Republican debate, Mike Huckabee said he believes one of the defining issues facing the country is the sanctity of human life. Arguing that the issue is of historical importance, he invoked the Declaration of Independence’s rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness and said that most of the signers of the declaration were clergymen.”

As it turns out, only 1 of the 56 people that signed the Declaration of Independence was an active clergyman. John was a Presbyterian minister and president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University).

A few more of the signers were former clergymen, though it’s a little unclear just how many.

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