the DOI= Declaration of Independence
how do you feel about the statement in it that "all men are endowed by their Creator..."?
I understand the debate of weather or not the United States was founded by religious people, but if most founders of that day did not believed in a deity or some sort of creator (such as God) and wanted separation from any religion then why add it in the Declaration of Independence?
thoughts please and thank you =)
2007-06-22 14:55:43 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
anyone who took history class knows the Declaration of independence was not talking about your parents.. It says your creator gives you inalienable rights such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. and while it is not a legal document it is still a major part of U.S. history stating that their is a "creator" .
2007-06-22 15:03:17 · update #1
Oh i never said creator and God had to correlate.. i already know this.. but just funny how creator would be added.
2007-06-22 15:04:57 · update #2
Funny how people misinterpret I never mentioned Christianity in my question.. hmmmm.. I did say God (but what God as some would say)? but I didn't say Christianity
2007-06-22 15:06:18 · update #3
Not a legal document. It has no bearing on the law of the land. Though, the word "Creator" is revealing, because it reflects the fact that many of the founding fathers were Deists, who didn't believe in a personal god.
However, the Constitution does establish the law of the land and God was purposely left out of it.
2007-06-22 14:58:27 · answer #1 · answered by nondescript 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Despite American fundamentalist fallacies, the American republic is also founded on secularism. While the Declaration justifies revolution by invoking "inalienable rights" given to Man by a Creator or God it is the Constitution that is the foundation of American government. Nowhere in its text is mention made of God, Jesus, or even a generic Creator. It is a secular document, and according to its own words, is "the supreme Law of the Land. The citizens of the country Jefferson helped create would have an unparalleled freedom: To seek Truth and Knowledge without the leash of government telling them how to do it.
2007-06-22 15:03:21 · answer #2 · answered by Jess H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religion need not apply to this, and can be interpreted which whatever creation belief you want. Creator can be taken in whatever context you wish, whether you believe we came from fish, a God, Man, or the flying spaghetti monster, and that is because regardless of what you believe, you believe *we all* were created that way, and therefore we are all equal. So any right bestowed upon one, through the law of inheritance, belongs to everyone, simply by being human (maybe even just self-aware...but that is another debate).
2007-06-22 15:12:11 · answer #3 · answered by neuralzen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most, more than half of them were deists (believed in a divine mover). Wind up the universe and watch it go. Creator can mean lots of things, as well. But deism was as close as you got to no religion, and at that time, many more people believed in God than not.
You must understand that the Declaration has no real meaning other than for the colonies to secede from Britain. The Constitution aimed to leave religious matters personal (and rightfully so).
2007-06-22 15:02:20 · answer #4 · answered by juhsayngul 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was intentionally ambiguous.
It does say "god and the laws of nature", this is an ambiguous statement. It does not have to refer to Christianity or even any kind of religion.
As mentioned by another poster. The Constitution and the Bill of Rights make NO mention of god at all.
Someone mentioned the pledge, the original version did not have "under god" in it. It was added. As was "in god we trust" on money/
2007-06-22 15:00:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Jefferson wrote that. He is my favorite founder. He picked creator and not god for a reason. His ideas were A LOT different than the Christians.
Heck the guy chose to rewrite the Bible because he liked the ethics but thought the supernatural stuff was crazy. He is my kind of guy.
2007-06-22 15:00:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
All I'm going to say is the Declaration of independence was created for all people. Now I'm going to say God loves you, I love you, You are loved, God Bless brother, I also want to say you can be happy in life, find God in your heart. Also I'm sure if you don't already have a woman their is 1 out their for you. God speed my friend!
2007-06-22 15:43:14 · answer #7 · answered by calltoperservence 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
believing in a creator does not equal christianity. deists also believe that god created the universe, but he walked away from it after. Just like 'In God We Trust', God does not equate religion. It is intentionally left open for interpretation.
2007-06-22 15:02:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They were Deists, not necessarily Christian.
The Creator is not necessarily the same as the Judeo-Christian God (YHWH).
2007-06-22 15:02:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the basis of the USA wasn't that there is no god, but that everyone is free to worship god in his own way. The creation of the USA was in fact an assertion that god exists!
2007-06-22 15:02:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋