Judeo-Christian Freedom In America

Judeo-Christian Roots of Freedom in America

The founding fathers considered the Christian faith to argue that we should be independent from the English throne because “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights...” It was the Christian belief that all men are equal before God that motivated the founding fathers to disregard having a king, and to forbid any royal titles to American citizens. As one looks through the documents of the early settlers and founders, it is evident that Christian values had a lot of influence on the structure of this country 's laws and values.

Many of the early writings were covenants made before God, such as the

Of the 55 men who signed the Constitution, 52 were active members of their church. George Mason was one of the Founding Fathers that insisted on the Bill of Rights to be added to the Constitution, his decision was based on, "The laws of nature are the laws of God, whose authority can be superseded by no power on earth." James Madison added, "We 've staked our future on our ability to follow the 10 Commandments, with all our heart." Noah Webster ,wrote the first American dictionary, is one of the founding fathers who can quote the whole Bible--chapter and verse. These men believed that you can’t call yourself an American if you subvert the Word of God. Though the Constitution mentions the separation of church and state, it doesn’t say the separation of God from the state. Our founding father clearly involved the Judeo-Christian principles to the foundation of our country by hiring Ministers for their prayer meetings, allowing bibles and teacher led prayer in schools, government buildings acknowledged God, etc. George Washington said, "While we are zealously performing the duties of good citizens and soldiers, we certainly ought not to be inattentive to the higher duties of religion. To the distinguished character of Patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christian." The separation of church and state which is the freedom of religion stated in the Bill of rights was based on the biblical principle of treating others as you would want to be treated. Thus, meaning everyone is equal and everyone is treated the