Please show me the word "Christ" in the U.S. Constitution.

[tinydancer]

How pathetic! Do you people really plan how to live your lives in the 21st century based on the ramblings of syphilitic slave owners?!

There is a reason why there are so many amendments.

So even if it mentioned christ, it wouldnt matter.

There are 33 amendments to the document over more than 200 years. That's hardly a lot.
Yeah, we get that you're an anti American scumbag symp. Now go kill yourself.

The battle for the Fourteenth moved my soul. I cried reading some of the most impassioned pleas during the political battle it faced.

These are not just words printed on paper. These are the life of America. The soul of America.

What these men like Germans are coming fail to realize is the heart and soul of America is like no other country on earth.

It is her beauty and her enduring belief that all men are created equal that drives so many to come to her.

 

[pinqy]

Limiting yourself to one document is playing games. One of the first colonies Constitution, Delaware, declared in 1776-
I, A B. will bear true allegiance to the Delaware State, submit to its constitution and laws, and do no act wittingly whereby the freedom thereof may be prejudiced."

And also make and subscribe the following declaration, to wit:

" I, A B. do profess faith in God the Father, and in Jesus Christ His only Son, and in the Holy Ghost, one God, blessed for evermore; and I do acknowledge the holy scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be given by divine inspiration."

And all officers shall also take an oath of office.

Many states did make explicit reference to God in their constitution, and had religious tests for office.
But the Federal Constitution explicitly forbids any religious test. It is clear, then, based on state constitution, the exclusions were intentional and no preference to Christianity was mean to be given at the Federal level.

 

[norwegen]

Limiting yourself to one document is playing games. One of the first colonies Constitution, Delaware, declared in 1776-
I, A B. will bear true allegiance to the Delaware State, submit to its constitution and laws, and do no act wittingly whereby the freedom thereof may be prejudiced."

And also make and subscribe the following declaration, to wit:

" I, A B. do profess faith in God the Father, and in Jesus Christ His only Son, and in the Holy Ghost, one God, blessed for evermore; and I do acknowledge the holy scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be given by divine inspiration."

And all officers shall also take an oath of office.

Many states did make explicit reference to God in their constitution, and had religious tests for office.
But the Federal Constitution explicitly forbids any religious test. It is clear, then, based on state constitution, the exclusions were intentional and no preference to Christianity was mean to be given at the Federal level.

Not so. The Declaration of Independence defines us as a people, at the federal level. It is our charter of principles, one of which is Christianity. The Constitution does not challenge that.

 

[AmericanFirst]

Please show me the word Charity in the US Constitution.

Nope. No welfare, medicaide or other social bullshit. Zip. Nada. None. Zero.

Also ain't no Obamacare in there either. In fact there is no mention of healthcare at all in the Constitution.

welfare is in the Constitution...

Prove it idiot.

 

[pinqy]

Limiting yourself to one document is playing games. One of the first colonies Constitution, Delaware, declared in 1776-
I, A B. will bear true allegiance to the Delaware State, submit to its constitution and laws, and do no act wittingly whereby the freedom thereof may be prejudiced."

And also make and subscribe the following declaration, to wit:

" I, A B. do profess faith in God the Father, and in Jesus Christ His only Son, and in the Holy Ghost, one God, blessed for evermore; and I do acknowledge the holy scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be given by divine inspiration."

And all officers shall also take an oath of office.

Many states did make explicit reference to God in their constitution, and had religious tests for office.
But the Federal Constitution explicitly forbids any religious test. It is clear, then, based on state constitution, the exclusions were intentional and no preference to Christianity was mean to be given at the Federal level.

Not so. The Declaration of Independence defines us as a people, at the federal level. It is our charter of principles, one of which is Christianity. The Constitution does not challenge that.

The original version contained no mention of God or a Creator...that was a later addition for the final version, and the Declaration is not explicitly Christian.

There were many who thought a religious test for office should be in the Constitution. The fact that the Constitution clearly does not give precedence or preference to any religious belief, and emphasizes this in the first amendment should be clear.
Christians do not get special rights

 

[Toro]

In fact most people who come to the US for medical treatment are people who have been scammed by con artists and snake oil salesmen.

Most Canadians who come to the US for medical reasons come because they can get better treatment.

 

[norwegen]

Limiting yourself to one document is playing games. One of the first colonies Constitution, Delaware, declared in 1776-
I, A B. will bear true allegiance to the Delaware State, submit to its constitution and laws, and do no act wittingly whereby the freedom thereof may be prejudiced."

And also make and subscribe the following declaration, to wit:

" I, A B. do profess faith in God the Father, and in Jesus Christ His only Son, and in the Holy Ghost, one God, blessed for evermore; and I do acknowledge the holy scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be given by divine inspiration."

And all officers shall also take an oath of office.

Many states did make explicit reference to God in their constitution, and had religious tests for office.
But the Federal Constitution explicitly forbids any religious test. It is clear, then, based on state constitution, the exclusions were intentional and no preference to Christianity was mean to be given at the Federal level.

Not so. The Declaration of Independence defines us as a people, at the federal level. It is our charter of principles, one of which is Christianity. The Constitution does not challenge that.

The original version contained no mention of God or a Creator...that was a later addition for the final version,

Irrelevant.

and the Declaration is not explicitly Christian.

Our principles in the DoI are both implicit and explicit.

There were many who thought a religious test for office should be in the Constitution. The fact that the Constitution clearly does not give precedence or preference to any religious belief, and emphasizes this in the first amendment should be clear.
Christians do not get special rights

Yea, okay.

 

[Toro]

Get your attacks correct. We have the number 1 med schools, doctors, medical research facilities, drug research facilities, hospital, clinics, test labs etc. However, I would agree we don't have the best health INSURANCE system in the world.

We certainly don't have the #1 system for covering all Americans either.

 

[Toro]

In case you havent noticed, Cuban party officials go to India for tratment, Mugabe to Singapore and on and on.

Cubans can't come to the US for treatment.

 

[Little-Acorn]

Yet another hit-and-run post by little hazelnut?

He "refutes" something no one ever said in the first place, and when people point that out, he runs away and vanishes from the thread...again?

 

[depotoo]

You see, what you are failing to mention is Christians came to America to be able to follow their Christian faith as they saw fit. Whether one was a Quaker, Lutheran, Methodist, Catholic, et al, as they were being persecuted in England by he Church of England if they did not follow their doctrine. The newcomers here believed in following the New Testament . That is the reason for the phrase, as stated, freedom OF religion so that each denomination could follow their own Christian doctrine without fear of imprisonment, death, etc.

Limiting yourself to one document is playing games. One of the first colonies Constitution, Delaware, declared in 1776-
I, A B. will bear true allegiance to the Delaware State, submit to its constitution and laws, and do no act wittingly whereby the freedom thereof may be prejudiced."

And also make and subscribe the following declaration, to wit:

" I, A B. do profess faith in God the Father, and in Jesus Christ His only Son, and in the Holy Ghost, one God, blessed for evermore; and I do acknowledge the holy scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be given by divine inspiration."

And all officers shall also take an oath of office.

Many states did make explicit reference to God in their constitution, and had religious tests for office.
But the Federal Constitution explicitly forbids any religious test. It is clear, then, based on state constitution, the exclusions were intentional and no preference to Christianity was mean to be given at the Federal level.

Not so. The Declaration of Independence defines us as a people, at the federal level. It is our charter of principles, one of which is Christianity. The Constitution does not challenge that.

The original version contained no mention of God or a Creator...that was a later addition for the final version, and the Declaration is not explicitly Christian.

There were many who thought a religious test for office should be in the Constitution. The fact that the Constitution clearly does not give precedence or preference to any religious belief, and emphasizes this in the first amendment should be clear.
Christians do not get special rights

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

During the last seven decades First Amendment jurisprudence has evolved to the point where any jurisdiction should know when religious expression in government is appropriate and when it is not.

There is no reason, therefore, for any jurisdiction to run afoul of the Establishment Clause, and when a jurisdiction does run afoul of the Establishment Clause, and enacts a measure repugnant to the Constitution, that jurisdiction is solely to blame when the courts invalidate measures that seek to conjoin church and state.

And when the courts invalidate these un-Constitutional measures, freedom of religious expression has not been 'violated.'

 

[bodecea]

Where is the word marriage in the constitution? Where is the word abortion?

That's right...they aren't there. That means they are not restricted by government. Thanks for pointing that out.

 

[The Rabbi]

Where is the word marriage in the constitution? Where is the word abortion?

That's right...they aren't there. That means they are not restricted by government. Thanks for pointing that out.

It actually means they are subject to state restriction as per the 10thA.
No charge for the lesson.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

You see, what you are failing to mention is Christians came to America to be able to follow their Christian faith as they saw fit. Whether one was a Quaker, Lutheran, Methodist, Catholic, et al, as they were being persecuted in England by he Church of England if they did not follow their doctrine. The newcomers here believed in following the New Testament . That is the reason for the phrase, as stated, freedom OF religion so that each denomination could follow their own Christian doctrine without fear of imprisonment, death, etc.

Limiting yourself to one document is playing games. One of the first colonies Constitution, Delaware, declared in 1776-
I, A B. will bear true allegiance to the Delaware State, submit to its constitution and laws, and do no act wittingly whereby the freedom thereof may be prejudiced."

And also make and subscribe the following declaration, to wit:

" I, A B. do profess faith in God the Father, and in Jesus Christ His only Son, and in the Holy Ghost, one God, blessed for evermore; and I do acknowledge the holy scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be given by divine inspiration."

And all officers shall also take an oath of office.

Many states did make explicit reference to God in their constitution, and had religious tests for office.
But the Federal Constitution explicitly forbids any religious test. It is clear, then, based on state constitution, the exclusions were intentional and no preference to Christianity was mean to be given at the Federal level.

Not so. The Declaration of Independence defines us as a people, at the federal level. It is our charter of principles, one of which is Christianity. The Constitution does not challenge that.

The original version contained no mention of God or a Creator...that was a later addition for the final version, and the Declaration is not explicitly Christian.

There were many who thought a religious test for office should be in the Constitution. The fact that the Constitution clearly does not give precedence or preference to any religious belief, and emphasizes this in the first amendment should be clear.
Christians do not get special rights

The First Amendment does not concern itself only with Christian dogma, or other persons of faith, but also safeguards those free from faith to be immune from government overreach seeking to compel religious observance.

Consequently, the Constitution safeguards both freedom of religious practice as well as freedom from religious practice, where one is at liberty to believe – or not believe – as he sees fit, and in accordance with his own good conscience.

 

[norwegen]

You see, what you are failing to mention is Christians came to America to be able to follow their Christian faith as they saw fit. Whether one was a Quaker, Lutheran, Methodist, Catholic, et al, as they were being persecuted in England by he Church of England if they did not follow their doctrine. The newcomers here believed in following the New Testament . That is the reason for the phrase, as stated, freedom OF religion so that each denomination could follow their own Christian doctrine without fear of imprisonment, death, etc.

Limiting yourself to one document is playing games. One of the first colonies Constitution, Delaware, declared in 1776-
I, A B. will bear true allegiance to the Delaware State, submit to its constitution and laws, and do no act wittingly whereby the freedom thereof may be prejudiced."

And also make and subscribe the following declaration, to wit:

" I, A B. do profess faith in God the Father, and in Jesus Christ His only Son, and in the Holy Ghost, one God, blessed for evermore; and I do acknowledge the holy scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be given by divine inspiration."

And all officers shall also take an oath of office.

Many states did make explicit reference to God in their constitution, and had religious tests for office.
But the Federal Constitution explicitly forbids any religious test. It is clear, then, based on state constitution, the exclusions were intentional and no preference to Christianity was mean to be given at the Federal level.

Not so. The Declaration of Independence defines us as a people, at the federal level. It is our charter of principles, one of which is Christianity. The Constitution does not challenge that.

The original version contained no mention of God or a Creator...that was a later addition for the final version, and the Declaration is not explicitly Christian.

There were many who thought a religious test for office should be in the Constitution. The fact that the Constitution clearly does not give precedence or preference to any religious belief, and emphasizes this in the first amendment should be clear.
Christians do not get special rights

England wasn't the only country that believers were escaping. Many Europeans established churches in the colonies that enjoyed legal primacy there. Dutch Reformed, German Reformed, Lutheran churches, Scots and Scotch-Irish Presbyterians, and others had meetinghouses alongside those of the Congregationalists (Puritans), Anglicans, Quakers, Baptists, and others (even a few Catholics).

With Judaism as a nominal exception, Christianity was the faith in America. Some were dismayed by it, like the Anglican clergy, but the evangelical Calvinists thought Christianity should be accessible to and resonant with everyone, even the slaves. Christian churches, in fact, were the one place in colonial America where slaves were equal to others.

The biggest problem the Separatists had with the Church of England was that that church was a state church. The state exacted tribute on its behalf, regardless of membership. Hence the First Amendment prohibiting the establishment of a religion.

 

[jillian]

Please show me the word Charity in the US Constitution.

Nope. No welfare, medicaide or other social bullshit. Zip. Nada. None. Zero.

Also ain't no Obamacare in there either. In fact there is no mention of healthcare at all in the Constitution.

welfare is in the Constitution...

No it isn't..
It's in the Preamble. The Preamble specifically states "to PROMOTE the general welfare of the people"..
It says nothing regarding "providing welfare".....

Your opinion that government should not take care of its citizenry is duly noted. As is your incorrect interpretation of the constitution. These issues have been litigated over the past 70 years. Your type have been shrieking the same nonsense ever since.

And you are still wrong.

 

[jillian]

Just sayin'...


How many times does "God" or "Christ" appear in the 27 Amendments to the Constitution?


0

Zero.


None?

Not at all?

Nil.

Nein.

Zip.

Zippo.

Ziltch.


You'd think our "Christian" founders would have included something, someone so important to their beliefs.

Maybe the liberals have secretly removed it when the country wasn't looking...

Does say "Creator" though.

BINGO.....

And?

They specifically rejected the idea of a theocracy.

 

[M14 Shooter]

Just sayin'...
How many times does "God" or "Christ" appear in the 27 Amendments to the Constitution?

Exactly as many times as "education" and "health care" and "retirement".[/QUOTE]

 

[M14 Shooter]

You should probably examine the caselaw and commentary surrounding the first amendment

Says she whose entire knowledge of the subject comes from what she overheard while shining shoes at some rural Mississippian courthouse.