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  2. Christian amendment - Wikipedia

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    Seeing the Civil War as God's punishment for the omission of God from the Constitution, they discussed a proposed amendment to alter the wording of the Preamble to acknowledge God. The idea that civil governments derive their legitimacy from God, and Jesus in particular, was alleged to be based on Biblical passages such as Psalm 2 and Romans 13.

  3. What does it mean to claim the US is a Christian nation, and ...

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    Were the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution based on Christianity and the Ten Commandments? References to the Creator and Nature's God in the Declaration reflect a general theism that could be acceptable to Christians, Unitarians, deists and others. Both documents reflect Enlightenment ideas of natural rights and accountable ...

  4. What does it mean to claim the US is a Christian nation, and ...

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    In a 2021 Pew report, 15% of U.S. adults surveyed said the federal government should declare the U.S. a Christian nation, while 18% said the U.S. Constitution was inspired by God.

  5. Josh Hawley is disturbingly wrong: The US Constitution ... - AOL

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    The Republican senator said the Bible, and therefore the Constitution, enabled the “common man” to rule, and not a “clique or an elite.” The founders were many things, but they were hardly ...

  6. Separation of church and state in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Other debates center on the principle of the law of the land in America being defined not just by the Constitution's Supremacy Clause, but also by legal precedents. This says that interpretations of the Constitution are subject to the morals and values of a given era. It is not a question of historical revisionism when discussing the Constitution.

  7. Constitutional references to God - Wikipedia

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    Invocationes dei have a long tradition in European legal history outside national constitutions. In ancient times and the Middle Ages, gods or God were normally invoked in contracts to guarantee the agreements made, [3] and formulas such as "In the name of God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit" were used at the beginning of legal documents to emphasize the fairness and justness of the ...

  8. Constitution of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. Constitution was a federal one and was greatly influenced by the study of Magna Carta and other federations, both ancient and extant. The Due Process Clause of the Constitution was partly based on common law and on Magna Carta (1215), which had become a foundation of English liberty against arbitrary power wielded by a ruler.

  9. Texas board approves Bible curriculum option in public schools

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    The Texas Board of Education approved a new K-5 curriculum that allows Bible teachings in classrooms. ... the signing of the U.S. Constitution, the Civil Rights Movement, and the American ...