[quote]Dr.Matt581 wrote:
[quote]Sloth wrote:
Have them read the Declaration of Independence. Watch the intellectual meltdown.
When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation…
…And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.[/quote]
I highly doubt anyone is surprised that a letter drafted during a time when something like 90% or more of the population in the colonies was Christian, and almost all of the drafters were as well, has references to God and Natural Law. What is more telling is that these men, the vast majority of whom were Christian, did not see fit to declare the US a Christian nation in the Constitution, does not establish Christian Law as the law of the land, and does not require a person to belong to Christianity to hold office.
The first amendment states:
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
You may also want to take a look at the Treaty of Tripoli, which was ratified by the Senate in 1797, which was nearly 100% Christian. Specifically Article 11:
“As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion; as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion, or tranquility, of Mussulmen; and, as the said States never entered into any war, or act of hostility against any Mahometan nation, it is declared by the parties, that no pretext arising from religious opinions, shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries.”
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What does this have to do with my suggestion that they should read the Declaration of Independence? Well, two snippets at least.
When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation…
…And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence (God Bless the USA, anyone? Anyone?), we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.
If you’re banning God Bless The USA because you’re that much of an idiot, ban the recital of the Declaration. I’d love to see this idiocy carried out to full.