Then why is the religious right so afraid of the 14th Amendment? Why do they fear letting states exercise their powers under the 10th Amendment? A moral and just people do not require religion to guide them. Nor does our Constitution dependent on the RR to define its greatness. God is mentioned in it nowhere, but the people are.
"moral and religious".
Then from WHERE do they get their 'morals' and their 'justness'?
"Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, Religion and Morality are indispensable supports."
George Washington
A surveyor who looked
really cool on his
white horse
Please, MACVSOG68, keep flailing. It's hilarious.
"Our Constitution is designed only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate for any other."
"Then why is the religious right so afraid of the 14th Amendment? Why do they fear letting states exercise their powers under the 10th Amendment?"
I'm not aware of these amendments being issues to Christians.
" A moral and just people do not require religion to guide them. Nor does our Constitution dependent on the RR to define its greatness. God is mentioned in it nowhere, but the people are."
The assumption of the Constitution is that NO ONE is moral or trustworthy--hence the separation of powers and even the people are represented, not directly voting for every law.
The assumption of the Constitution is the nation's people are Christians, although the freedom of others is tolerated. The assumption of equality of all people comes directly from Christianity. Check out Galatians, where Paul says in Galatians 3:28 "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus."
"Religious right" is a rather vague term; I prefer to use Christian because our various denominations oppose abortion and homosexuality from a religious doctrinal view point. I have no problem with the states handling these issues--that's what the Constitution says anyway. It's the Supreme court that took that away in Roe v. Wade, and the Massachusetts court that found the right to homosexual marriage in their 200 year old constitution.