[Aquamarine]

("our nation was founded on fundamental Judeo-Christian principles based on the Holy Bible").

It's true.

[Labyrinthos]

It's true.

Except the Texas GOP Platform refers only to "Christians," not to "Judeo-Christian." And what exactly do they mean by "Christians?" I've heard people from that area of the Country claim that Catholics aren't Christians.

[californialiberal]

Personally, I've never read anything about constitutional government in the Bible, which seems to have a distinctly monarchist slant. I've never read a bible story about President David or the wisdom Prime Minister Solomon, though in the case of the former, I think parliamentary oversight might have helped. Jesus certainly wasn't crucified for claiming to be a democratically elected representative of the Jewish people.

Of course you do find a lot of this democracy stuff in the secular humanist writings of Locke and Hobbes. But yes, you're probably right. Its in the Bible, probably buried somewhere between Leviticus and Deuteronomy.

And just what is Judeo-Christianity, anyway? Christianity without the compassion? Judaism without the intellect? Islam without the submission? Someone please explain.