what you think ?
2007-10-04 17:24:00 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I believe the concept originated with the ancient Greeks.
2007-10-04 17:27:11 · answer #1 · answered by Cheryl E 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Christians built democracy based on Biblical principles. The Constitution is based on equality under the law. The Bible says, "God shows no partiality" (Acts. 10:34) The Declaration of Independence expresses this truth when it says that God is the Creator, and 'all men are created equal".
The Constitution is committed to the protection of individual liberty. As Christians, the framers believed that "where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty" (2 Cor. 3:17)
The Constitution rests on the founders' understanding that man is sinful. So they separated the powers- executive, legislative, and judicial, so that no one group would lord it over another. They knew that Isaiah 3:22 said "For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our Lawgiver, the Lord is our king", and they divided the functions of government in just this way- into judicial, legislative, and executive branches.
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2007-10-04 17:38:30 · answer #2 · answered by Dawn C 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, the idea of democracy comes from the Greeks.
Liesel.
2007-10-04 17:30:09 · answer #3 · answered by Liesel 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ancient Greece, China, and Rome (that I've heard of) have all had some sort of democracy before religion ever existed!
2007-10-04 17:28:12 · answer #4 · answered by canguroargentino 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. Nor does it belong in the U.S. We are a republic.
2007-10-04 17:55:13 · answer #5 · answered by judysbookshop 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think sexism, racism, murder, incest, genocide, rape, slavery are in there. But I don't remember any democracy. Sorry.
2007-10-04 17:30:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
no
a civilized society does.
2007-10-04 17:50:59 · answer #7 · answered by robert p 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope
2007-10-04 17:26:39 · answer #8 · answered by Obed (original) 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋