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Debate: Did the Founding Fathers intend to apply their personal faith to the nation "As an institution"? (view source)
Revision as of 00:05, September 9, 2008
, 00:05, September 9, 2008→Yes, they intended to establish the U.S.A. as "One nation under God"
::::: Well, I guess you can separate the Christians behind the Continental Congress from the Christians who made the Constitution. Here's one that may work in favor of my op. Isaiah 33:22 The Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king. Can the constitutions' separations of powers come from this line? Judicial- Judge, Legislative- Lawgiver, Executive- King. Or is that just a case of coincidence, not meant to be taken from the bible? -- [[Image:50 star flag.png|14px]] [[User:Jpatt|jp]] 17:46, 8 September 2008 (EDT)
::::: Well, I guess you can separate the Christians behind the Continental Congress from the Christians who made the Constitution. Here's one that may work in favor of my op. Isaiah 33:22 The Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king. Can the constitutions' separations of powers come from this line? Judicial- Judge, Legislative- Lawgiver, Executive- King. Or is that just a case of coincidence, not meant to be taken from the bible? -- [[Image:50 star flag.png|14px]] [[User:Jpatt|jp]] 17:46, 8 September 2008 (EDT)
::::::That one gives a person pause for thought, because there's certainly a parallel. What matters in the end, though, is whether principles of Judeo-Christian faith like this became part of the institution of the U.S. government itself. This last example is interesting, but exactly the opposite of how the U.S. government was designed in terms of a separation of powers. In Christianity, God is the central authority to which all are accountable. In our government, the Executive, Judiciary and Legislative branches are designed to be checks against abuse by any of the others. If the founders wanted to emulate the authority of God in the institution of the U.S. government, we'd have wound up with a monarchy or dictatorship where power and authority channel from a single, absolute source whose will cannot be questioned. --[[User:DinsdaleP|DinsdaleP]] 20:05, 8 September 2008 (EDT)
==No, they did not intend to establish the U.S.A. as "One nation under God"==
==No, they did not intend to establish the U.S.A. as "One nation under God"==