The idea that the Declaration is irrelevant to the laws of this nation is as moronic as a Christian saying the Bible has nothing to do with Christianity or an atheist saying the laws of nature have no meaning. One might as well say that Locke had no influenc on the Constitution because he wasn't at the convention, or say Lenin didn't know anything about Marx. One wonders whay these guys were so keen on praying during the convention if they were so worried about God's followers having too much influence on American government.
My NASCAR analogy stands. Feel free to provide me with a Founding Father's writings that say "We didn't mention God in the Constitution because we were afraid of fundies" or anything else remotely like it. I think you'll be looking for awhile.
I have not once denigrated your religion, merely the tendency that the people of your religion can't mind their own damn business, especially on social issues.
"The idea that the Declaration is irrelevant to the laws of this nation is as moronic, blah, blah, blah...."
It is irrelevant to modern government. The Declaration made no laws and formed no government that exists today. It was simply an exercise of natural law to declare independence from a tyrannical government. Our courts do not declare if something is "Declarational," correct? No, sir. Only the Constitution matters and it doesn't mention God or Christianity or even a generic deity.
My NASCAR analogy stands. Feel free to provide me with a Founding Father's writings that say "We didn't mention God in the Constitution because we were afraid of fundies" or anything else remotely like it. I think you'll be looking for awhile.
Yeah, that about sounds like the intellectual Feats of Strength a NASCAR fan would come up with.