| I agree that the US was founded as a Christian nation and borrowed some Christian morals. A heathen rogue state at that period would've probably garnered more contempt that it already had. Yet there were concepts such as due process and the presumption of innocence that were borrowed from the British judicial system that doesn't appear God given but rather an extention of logical thought and reasoning.
The Constitution is a living document that has changed in interpretation and has been amended time after time. Slavery was acceptable in the Bible and many Americans had no problem against it dring that period. For a long time afterwards, giving equal rights to blacks in the north and south was an unorthodox position to many until the government stepped in and enforced it.
Do you think the seperation of Church and state stated in the First Amendment is an unalienable right given by the Creator? Back then, the intent was for people to freely practice their interpretation of a Judeo-Christian God. Now it protects groups like atheists, Satanists and Scientologists.
Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups |