And in what context? The answer may surprise Christian Americans, and I suggest you look it up (in the constitution).
2006-09-02 14:03:33 · 15 answers · asked by ca_333 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
the answer is none , but to imply that our founding fathers did not want a nation dedicated to Jesus can not be found in history.there is to much written by our founding fathers and laws enacted that mentions Jesus. some quotes
Noah Webster;
The moral principles and precepts contained in Scripture ought to form the basis of all our civil constitutions and laws. all the miseries and evil men suffer from vice, crimeambition, injustice, oppression,slavery, and war,proceed from their depising or neglecting the precepts contained in the Bible.
John Adams;
Before God, I believe the hour has come. My judgement approves this measure, and my whole heart is in it. All that I have,and all that I am,and all that hope is in this life, I am now ready here to stake upon it. And I leave off As I began.that live or die,survive or persh, I am for the Declarration.It is my living sentiment, and by the blessing of God it shall be my dying sentiment,Indepence now, and Indepence for ever.
we have no government armed in power capable of contendind with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. our Constitution was made only for a religious and moral people. it is wholly inadequate for the government of any other.
or Dr.Benjamin Rush the father of public schools:
I lament that we waste so much time and money in punshing crime and take so little pains to prevent them....we neglect the only means of establishing and perpetuating our republican forms of governmentthat is, the universal education of our youth in the principles of Christianity by means of the bible... equality among mankind....respect for just laws...and sober and frugal virtues.
there are many examples, days of Thanksgiving , Prayer are laws started by founding fathers.
2006-09-02 14:43:44 · answer #1 · answered by rap1361 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The word you like isn't from the Preamble, this is from the Spending Clause, artwork a million Sec 8 Clause a million: "The Congress shall have skill to place and deliver at the same time Taxes, responsibilities, Imposts and Excises, to pay the money owed and grant for the hardship-loose Defence and known Welfare of the USA; yet all responsibilities, Imposts and Excises would be uniform by way of the USA;" Like many factors of the form, the wording is intentionally obscure or perhaps the framers did not thoroughly agree approximately what it skill. there's a sturdy argument to be made that any spending degree which improves the known nicely being of the country falls interior of this clause. i think of that a nationwide scientific coverage scheme might have greater wholesome greater squarely interior the Spending Clause than the present regulation does.
2016-10-01 05:47:48 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe the number is ZERO!!! The idea of separation of church and state is in the amendments to the constitution. Before the revolution many communities were run by their local churches and would discriminate against those of other faiths. Thomas Jefferson wanted to insure that none would be discriminated against based on their faith...thus government and church/religion are mutually exclusive in the constitution.
2006-09-02 14:10:42 · answer #3 · answered by Perry L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I counted "Nature and Nature's God" once, and "Divine Providence" once in the Declaration of Independence, which is a philosophical document. The Constitution is a technical document.
2006-09-02 14:27:42 · answer #4 · answered by miraclewhip 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
never. U.S was never founded to be a religous nation but a diverse one. In god we trust was added in the 50's during the time's when we were trying to Identify communist spies which is pretty stupid...
2006-09-02 14:12:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
im gonna guess 0
translvania, it never says 'in God we trust', that phrase was added something in the 20th century,i think the 20s or the 50s.
2006-09-02 14:06:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Never.
In God we trust is something they made up in the 50's or so.
2006-09-02 14:09:29 · answer #7 · answered by Alucard 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have no clue...good question though.....hey you know how a lot of people are trying to take God out of everything?......well on our money it says....in God we trust.......do you think in the future people are going to try and change the money to wear God has nothing to do with it?.....LIke thats going to be taken off the money?......which i cant see happening.....but hey its just a question.....
2006-09-02 14:07:49 · answer #8 · answered by Bethyboo 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I dont know, im British, but pure speculation its either none or once.
2006-09-02 14:05:46 · answer #9 · answered by A_Geologist 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
None. But a better question is why is "God" mentioned so much on yahoo-answers!???!!! Sheeeeesh!!!
2006-09-02 14:13:02 · answer #10 · answered by peacetrain 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋