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View Poll Results: Do you believe the Bible is the basis for American law?
Yes, American law is based on the Bible 20 18.35%
No, American law is secular and always has been 89 81.65%
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Old 10-15-2018, 09:51 AM
 
Location: New Jersey (Europe Sep ‘19)
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God, Jesus(lord) is mentioned in the Constitution so we’re not completely secular

 
Old 10-15-2018, 09:54 AM
 
Location: New Jersey (Europe Sep ‘19)
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Originally Posted by Pogue Mahone View Post
Dude, just move. There are plenty of parts of the country that are much more secular than where you live. This anti-Christian obsession is eating your soul.
OP is anti-Christian for sure
 
Old 10-15-2018, 09:55 AM
 
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The United States Constitution is the basis of the U.S. legal system.
 
Old 10-15-2018, 09:57 AM
 
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That's fine, doesn't change the FACT that America Law (aka Common Law) was/is based on Biblical principles.
First Commandment. First Amendment. Pick one.
 
Old 10-15-2018, 09:58 AM
 
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God, Jesus(lord) is mentioned in the Constitution so we’re not completely secular
No. There is absolutely no reference to God, Jesus or any supreme being in the US Constitution.

There are references to "Nature's God", "creator" and "Supreme Judge of the World" in the Declaration of Independence.
 
Old 10-15-2018, 10:00 AM
 
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God, Jesus(lord) is mentioned in the Constitution so we’re not completely secular
In the date. Imagine if the word "Thursday" had snuck in there, I would have loooved to hear why that wasn't evoking Thor at all.
 
Old 10-15-2018, 10:02 AM
 
Location: Houston
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The Declaration was a declaration of natural law. The Constitution was a compromise with the slaveholding states but it certainly allowed white property owners natural rights. Since 1865 those rights should have been extended to all. Sadly, the natural law basis of our Constitution has been seriously undermined.
 
Old 10-15-2018, 10:03 AM
 
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The United States Constitution is the basis of the U.S. legal system.

actually the basis for our legal system goes back much further than that. it comes from many places, biblical law, roman law, british law, etc. our founding fathers were well educated men, and they took aspects of laws from around the world, and from times past.


and the reason why the constitution was written the way it was, was to put heavy limits on government, and put the power into the hands of the people.
 
Old 10-15-2018, 10:03 AM
 
Location: The Republic of Texas
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Over and over in the reasoning for language in the Constitution, the Bible is referenced as the source.
The federalist papers even quote the bible.
 
Old 10-15-2018, 10:05 AM
 
Location: The Republic of Texas
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No. There is absolutely no reference to God, Jesus or any supreme being in the US Constitution.

There are references to "Nature's God", "creator" and "Supreme Judge of the World" in the Declaration of Independence.
Precedence Law.
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