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Separation of church and state (view source)
Revision as of 03:03, January 14, 2011
, 03:03, January 14, 2011→"Not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion"
In addition, numerous other documents and statements are invoked in countering the use of the Tripoli declaration to assert that America was not overall a Christian nation, or that the Christian faith was not distinctly favored by the Founders.<ref>http://www.theroadtoemmaus.org/RdLb/21PbAr/Hst/US/USXn-Congress.htm </ref><ref>http://www.contenderministries.org/law/linkpages/09052003hr1547text.php</ref>
In addition, numerous other documents and statements are invoked in countering the use of the Tripoli declaration to assert that America was not overall a Christian nation, or that the Christian faith was not distinctly favored by the Founders.<ref>http://www.theroadtoemmaus.org/RdLb/21PbAr/Hst/US/USXn-Congress.htm </ref><ref>http://www.contenderministries.org/law/linkpages/09052003hr1547text.php</ref>
It must be noted that the Treaty of Tripoli was a temporary document, is no longer in effect, and has no bearing on the Constitution itself as the Constitution is the "Supreme Law of the Land", meaning that no other law, treaty or judicial ruling can supersede it.
===Separating the Church from the State's influence===
===Separating the Church from the State's influence===