You Libert's. are so utterly thick headed and clueless when it comes to understanding why America works!
Typical, - unable to cite the 'Truths' requested, - you make a personal attack and launch into a sermon.
It's not about the form of gov't that makes America work, it the acknowledgement foremost that ALL MEN are created equal by a CREATOR!
I have no problem with belief in a Creator. Nor does our Constitution. You are belaboring the obvious in an attempt to gloss over the fact that there is no "Gods truth" incorporated within our Constitution.
Which is the underlying theme for our law! Because the Declaration acknowledges men don't give enaliable rights, but God does, leads into the whole basis for our form of constitutional gov't. Why do you think the ten commandements are listed on the veranda of the supreme court and are plaqued in many courtrooms in this land?
Because 'We the People' respect the concepts of religions, but forbid their establishments being enabled in our laws.
It's not about acknowledging a religion, it's about acknowledging the idea that MEN are given their rights by someone other than man and we will always adhere to that standard.
Who gets to define the rights "given" by which of mans Gods? Your concept of a "standard" is ludicrous.
Because a certain religion is bound by that same concept probably is how the founders established this great idea! Freedom of speech: Freedom of religion are directly connected to God's Truth. God gives FREE WILL, not man and that is what establishes the idea to form the basis of the Constitution. The idea that no "MAN" can have single rule over another (Monarchy) and the people are FREE to persue happiness. I realize this is DOI material, but it is the foundation of our constitutional law.
Again, you are belaboring the obvious, probably in an attempt to gloss over the fact that there is no "Gods truth" incorporated within our Constitution.
The theme is quite evident to all that want to take the time to study history.
You aren't teaching anyone history. You are sermonizing.
The constitution is set up in a way which "Acknowledges" God precepts, because they are great, but does not establish men follow a certain religion or have to adhere to it's tenants. Especially the ones from which these "Truths" were derived to form the Republic.
Which is more or less what I've been posting all along. - Which you admit here:
However, even though history shows our foundation to be based [partially] on the precepts of the Judeo/Christian God it does not "establish" the Christian God as the only giver of rights, it establishes each "individuals" God, whomever the indiviual may acknowledge.
Thanks for conceding that each individual is free to acknowledge his own version of how rights are established. -
I'm not conceeding anything, that's why I've belabored the point. I can counter respond to each and every point you made, but I'm not going too simply because if one can not grasp the concept of "God's Truth," and really understand why we acknowledge that truth in our basis of law, then the next best thing is to define what is God's Truth.
You seem to be insinuating I'm preaching or sermoning when all I'm pointing out and you can't seem to grasp the simple concept is we, as a people, in the DOI have acknowledged there is a higher power and "HE" endows each of us with unforfeitable rights. That is "God's Truth." You say we forbid religious establishments in our laws when infact we've established religious concepts and precepts into almost all of our law. Infact, if I wanted to preach and sermonize I WILL, and will do it in public because the whole premise of our founding is based on my RIGHT to do it!
"...Nor prohibit the free exercise of..." And that means in gov't, and IN the public arena. This along with Free Speech basically says you can KMA if you don't like it!
Oh, don't let me forget this...
Jesus is The Truth! How's that for preaching?