Separation of Church and State Part 1
Part 1 of a 2-Part Series on the Connection
Between Free-Speech and the Freedom of Religion.
There are those among us today who appear to believe that the active engagement in politics by Christians, in general, and church leaders, in particular, may well mark the beginning of the end of western civilization as we know it. This attitude, enjoined primarily by the political left of America, the pundits of secularist “virtues”, provokes a tremendous level of irony when one considers the fact that world history tells the story of how Christians actively engaged in politics…BEGAN western civilization!
“What kind of country will this be if these radical Christian “theocrats” (or “fascists”, as one writer to the Sioux City Journal once remarked) take over America?!” Well, look no further than to one of those old history books describing America from 1776 to 1876, and you’ll have your answer. (Use an antique history book, because they’re “pre-revisionist,” but only if you want the truth.) We Christian “fascists” and so-called “theocrats” did a pretty remarkable job. We created the longest living constitution in world-history and the most powerful nation on earth. And we did it all without outlawing non-Christian religions or forcing citizens to worship Jesus at the tip of a sword.
The idea of “separation of church and state,” as it is defined today by liberal educators and their post-modern pupils, would have hindered the original formation of our republic, had such a view existed in the minds of our founders during the middle to late 1700s. (For more information see my treatise entitled “Separation of Church and State” posted on my website at www.peacemakersinstitute.com). Fortunately for us all, while such an idea did exist and prevail in revolutionary France, leading to the eventual death of their own constitution which lasted about one year…Oh, and did I mention that they have had 16 different “secular” constitutions since then? (What a “legacy” the secularists have left in the nation of France!) such an idea did NOT prevail in the minds of the American founders. Unbeknownst to many, numerous signers of both the Declaration and the Constitution were ordained Christian ministers with theological degrees – 24 of the 56 signers of the Declaration had the modern-day equivalent of seminary degrees, along with 34% of the signers of the Constitution, to be exact. A far higher percentage (called a “super-majority”) identified themselves as fundamentalist “Christians.”
“Okay, okay, Preacher! So what? So many of the signers were Christian ministers with degrees in theology! What does that have to do with the Constitution? What does that mean to me in 2008? I mean, after all, it doesn’t say ‘Jesus’ anywhere in the Constitution. So what is your point, Preacher?”
I’m so glad you asked. Here’s what it DOES and SHOULD mean to you, and here’s why EVERY AMERICAN owes the CHRISTIAN religion, above all other religions, a debt of gratitude with regard to THIS country’s Constitution. Where do you think those men came up with those revolutionary ideas for the greatest Constitution in the history of mankind? It certainly wasn’t the “flowing prose” of the Humanist Manifesto or the socialist hatchings of Karl Marx. We know it couldn’t have been inspired by the “progressive” message of Gene Rodenberry’s Federation of Planets. At present, I remain unaware of any Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, Confucius, or Taoist signer of the Constitution. So did these 55 men just dream it all up on their own? Did they bump into each other one day while strolling across the colonial frontier and say, “Hey stranger, I just had the neatest idea about how to start a new country!” No, and I’ll be glad to show you where they got their ideas:
BIBLE LITERACY among the crafters and signers of the Constitution was, and remains to be, chiefly responsible for the formation of both the Declaration and the Constitution of the United States. This is evidenced by the following often ignored facts:
1 – The “Separation of Powers,” segregating the mostly independent authority of our three distinct branches of government, was an idea that came directly from Jeremiah 17:9. (The biblical worldview is that “all men are inherently evil.” This is in contrast to the pure secular/humanist, who believes that all men are “inherently good”. The biblical worldview revealed in Jeremiah 17:9 required “separation” of the three branches as men could not be trusted).
2 – The concept to create “three branches of government” came directly from Isaiah 33:22.
3 – The practice of honoring the most valuable organizations in our society by granting such with exemption from taxation (tax exemption for churches) finds its origin in the command of Ezra 7:24.
4 – The foundation for America’s compassionate immigration law, described in Article 1, Section 8, came from Leviticus 19:34.
5 – The eligibility for president, described in Article 12, Section 1, came from Deuteronomy 17:15.
6 – The number of witnesses required in a capital punishment case, located in Article 3, Section 3, came from Deuteronomy 17:6.
7 – The general syntax of Article 3 possesses the same structure found in the language of Ezekiel 18:20.
The inspiration of the Holy Bible and its profound influence upon the minds of the founders of America is documented and acknowledged by all legitimate political science professors and historians. It is the work of the deceiving and shameless school book revisionists (with a left-leaning political ax to grind), who corrupt the accurate records of our rich spiritual history as a nation.
If you are REALLY SERIOUS about stripping the influence of Christianity, Christians, pastors, and the Bible out of American government, then you should begin by removing the previously listed 7 constitutional realities – the cornerstones of this nation’s existence! But before you do, ask yourself just how much you want America to emulate France. Seriously, how many constitutions could we scrap for a new one before the calendar hits 2050? Because that’s how efficient secularists are at shaping and maintaining governments.
That said, dear reader, is it really in YOUR best interest to encourage the secularization of America? The most recent French experiment in creating a constitution (again) occurred in 1958. It’s been amended 18 times since then, most recently in 2007. So if you secularists are so “fair,” and “open-minded,” and “progressive” why can’t you create at least one “above average” government? You see, although we have plenty of them, we don’t need exclusively “religious” reasons to see the value of stopping radical secularism in America. Their track record in history will do just fine, thank you. Time would not afford us the luxury of discussing their destructive effect upon the institution of the family unit.
Despite the lessons of un-edited history, if we make a judgment based upon modern published works arguing against Christian influence in politics, particularly in the wake of the 2008 elections, I dare say that there appears to be at least one whole party, and a small portion of the other in America’s two-party system that wouldn’t have dreamed of allowing those 19 men who possessed theological degrees a chance to approach that table and handle the ink-dipped quill! (…to be continued.)
