[RightOnTheBorder]

And yet they didn’t found a theocracy. The only morality legislated into the constitution was to value limited government. Nor did they encourage states to legislate morality, though they gave them the option. While you suppose that was oversight I believe it was becuase they knew that even more dangerous that immorality would be a powerful government.

[SoConPubbie]

And yet they didn’t found a theocracy. The only morality legislated into the constitution was to value limited government. Nor did they encourage states to legislate morality, though they gave them the option. While you suppose that was oversight I believe it was becuase they knew that even more dangerous that immorality would be a powerful government.

They neither encouraged or discouraged states to legislate morality, but in action and in deed, they were, as a group, Christian in their belief structure and in their behavior.

Perfect Christians without sin, no, but none the less, Christians.

In fact, Jefferson was even holding Church services in the House of Representatives when he was President. Juxtapose that with those would lie about Jefferson wanting a SEPARATION of Church and State, instead of what the Constitution clearly states as No state declared Religion.

Further, you are ignoring the statements by the signers of the Constitution that clearly state that this form of government was meant only for a Christian nation and no other.

[Nowhere Man]

And yet they didn’t found a theocracy. The only morality legislated into the constitution was to value limited government. Nor did they encourage states to legislate morality, though they gave them the option. While you suppose that was oversight I believe it was becuase they knew that even more dangerous that immorality would be a powerful government.

If I may, I'd say we have a winner here. Our system of government was meant for people to exercise free will as far as they can as long as they do not infringe on others. Although the States themselves are not encouraged to enact things on moral issues, each State does have the ability to tailor themselves, via their people, to what flavor they like as long as it passes Constitutional muster.