Is the United States Constitution a Judeo-Christian document? Where is the Constitution in the Bible?

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Answer 1

Clearly, some would argue, if you make murder and stealing illegal, then you must be a Christian nation.

Relgious leadersd and politicians share one thing for certain; they like to take credit fo everything good and blame others for everything bad.

Answer 2

This is an amusing question. Why in the world would the Constitution be in the Bible? The Constitution is a modern document written by politicians and the Bible is an ancient document written by servants of God.
The Constitution is not a Judeo-Christian document, per se, but was written by men who, for the most part, were believing Christians. It, like the Declaration of Independence, is based on good Judeo-Christian principles.

Answer 3

The Constitution is not a Judeo Christian document but contains some of the basic rules as the 10 commandments.
The constitution is not going to be in the bible because the bible was written before the constitution.

every major power sicne the Egyptians has governed there people under realtively the same laws. The laws just tend to change as peoples views and morals change.

There was a special on the history channel that talks about the ten commandments and the constitution and how we've strayed away from those basic laws and also how irrelevant some of the ten commandments are "THESE DAYS" by making the point that Capitalism couldn't even exist without us coveting thy neighbors things.

Answer 4

Another person looking for a simple easy answer that simply does not exist. First of all there is no such thing as a Judeo-Christian document, faith or belief. Christianity and Judaism are in opposition to one another. Though they worship the same God YHWH (as does Islam), the Jews do not accept that Yeshua (the proper name for Jesus) was in fact the messiah prophesied by their own prophets. In fact they say that he is burning in hell. They hold to the belief that as Gods "chosen people" they are better than and above all other people on earth and destined to rule over the rest of mankind. They are strict adherents to the rituals of faith and like lawyers they are quite adept at adhereing to the letter of the law while ignoring the true intent.
The US constitution was written with the values and principles of the Christian faith in mind. In order to understand this one needs to be familiar with both the bible and the constitution. With a fair understanding of both of these documents it becomes readily apparent how the latter was inspired by and adheres to the precepts of the former, and such a question is recognized for the blatant attack on Christianity that it is.

Answer 5

James Madison, the fourth president, known as "The Father of Our Constitution" made the following statement:
"We have staked the whole of all our political institutions upon the capacity of mankind for self-government, upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to control ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God."

Patrick Henry, that patriot and Founding Father of our country said:

"It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded not by religionists but by Christians, not on religions but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ".

Every session of Congress begins with a prayer by a paid preacher, whose salary has been paid by the taxpayer since 1777.

Fifty-two of the 55 founders of the Constitution were members of the established orthodox churches in the colonies.

Thomas Jefferson worried that the Courts would overstep their authority and instead of interpreting the law would begin making law; an oligarchy -- the rule of few over many.

The very first Supreme Court Justice, John Jay, said:

"Americans should select and prefer Christians as their rulers."

How, then, have we gotten to the point that everything we have done for 220 years in this country is now suddenly wrong and unconstitutional?

Answer 6

The Consitution is not a Judeo-Christian document. Nowhere in it does it have a reference to a deity or to a religious agenda. Quite the opposite. It is a secular document for a government that is supposed to be neutral on religious matters. Period.

Answer 7

With all the kings and queens running about, "How did the constitution come into being?" would be a question you would need to explore. Anything lasting 200 years can not be reduced to a sound byte. This would require you to actually investigage the writings of the founding fathers since nothing here would change your mind.

Answer 8

And where is God mentioned in the Constitution? The only place it is mentioned is in the way they stated the date, which was common back then.

The government actually debated whether to put Christian references in the Constitution and voted against it. They made the Constitution a secular document. They even explicitly stated that no religious test shall be required for public office, then later clarified in the 1st Amendment that government will make no laws respecting religion. Also, Jefferson, just to push the point home, wrote to the Danbury Baptists that there was a separation of church and state. James Madison, in his Memorial and Remonstrance, cited explicitly why government and religion should remain separate. And in the Treaty of Tripoli, it stated that the US is in no way a Christian nation.

Answer 9

In that our US Constitution provides freedom of religion, I doubt a real conflict will exist unless misinterpretations of either take place. The Bible teaches Christians to be subject to government, even going so far as to say it is ordained by God. In the US, our government allows for religious objections and observances, for the most part. But when the government conflicts with what I as a Christian believe is my duty to God, my duty to God trumps.

Answer 10

The Bible is the glue that holds the Constitution together. Exodus 18 is where you can find your "system of appeals."
Our judges are set up as the judges in the Bible. Read Leviticus and find your many laws of the land.

Tripoli was where we Christians fought our first Islamic people. Again today we are fighting them. There is nothing new under the sun. History repeats itself.

Answer 11

It's not a Judeo-Christian document anymore than it is an Islamic document. The Constitution is not to be found in the Bible.

To me, the Constitution is a political document. The Bible is a religions document. Our Founding Fathers went to great pains to try to insure separation of church and state.