Is God or a surpeme being mention at all in the Constution? If not, should there be an admendment?
2007-03-13 12:03:05 · 9 answers · asked by Anthony E 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
What a stupid question! Constitution provides for separation of church and state. Keep you stupid God out of the sacred document!
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2007-03-13 12:06:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
No. God is never mentioned in the US Constitution. The founders were creating a secular state because they wanted to avoid the kind of mess that happened in much of Europe when the Church and State were too close. The Church always meddled with the affairs of state but perhaps worse the state always meddled with the affairs of the Church.
It is vitality important to the nature of our democracy that religous leaders never use the state as an instrument to force their views on us. To quote Constitutional author James Madison --
"We hold it for a fundamental and undeniable truth, that religion, or the duty we owe our Creator and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence. The religion then of every man must be left to the conviction and conscience of every man; and it is the right of every man to exercise it as these may dictate. This right is in its nature an unalienable right."
"During almost fifteen centuries the legal establishment of Christianity has been upon trial. What has been its fruits? More or less, in all places, pride and indolence in the clergy; ignorance and servility in the laity, in both, superstition, bigotry, and persecution."
Religion is and should be an act of individual conscience. Any law or amendment that would blur the line between Church and State would degrade both.
2007-03-13 19:20:06 · answer #2 · answered by Cacaoatl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There should definitely NOT be an amendment, because the Constitution provides us all with freedom of religion. This means that some can choose to not believe in God, therefore, an amendment would cause a circuitous conflict.
2007-03-13 19:13:40 · answer #3 · answered by abfabmom1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, except in the Signatory line: "Seventeenth Day of September in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty seven". The use of the word "Lord" here is not a religious reference, however. This was a common way of expressing the date, in both religious and secular contexts.
2007-03-13 19:11:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the Constitution does not mention a god or supreme being.
2007-03-13 19:10:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes, in the preamble to the constitutuion. "we are endowed by God to certain inalienable rights: lif, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
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2007-03-17 16:20:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so. Here is a link. Check it out.
http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html
2007-03-13 19:07:46 · answer #7 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, god is mentioned.
And if anyone says separation of church and state...
there will death in this forum.
2007-03-13 19:10:03 · answer #8 · answered by TheMuffinMan 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
bad question...sorry...separation of religion and state...maybe you need to read it before you ask...that may make you look better in public...thanks for asking...good luck in your research....
2007-03-13 19:11:53 · answer #9 · answered by Michael K 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋