The absence of "God" from the democratic party platform

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by Nebe

It meant that religion has no place in the decision making of our government. Thus, it has no place in our decision making for president.
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"It meant that religion has no place in the decision making of our government"

I beg to differ...I suggest you read the Declaration Of Independence. Several references to God and government. No one ever told our elected officials that they are required to leave their religious beliefs outside of their offices.

[The Dad Fisherman]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

I beg to differ...I suggest you read the Declaration Of Independence. Several references to God and government.

The word God only appears once in the Declaration of Independence..

"When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation."

Declaration of Independence - Text Transcript

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

The word God only appears once in the Declaration of Independence..

"When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation."

Declaration of Independence - Text Transcript

"The word God only appears once in the Declaration of Independence.."

you left out the very next sentence...

"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"

Safe to say that by man's "creator", they meant God?

So the first 2 sentences of the Declaration each make reference to God. We've come a long way from that, to the DNC platform...

[The Dad Fisherman]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

We've come a long way from that, to the DNC platform...

Same can be said about the GOP platform....Unfortunately both sides seem to have lost their way when it comes to the Declaration of Independence

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by RIJIMMY

"Church" meant the powers of the various religions that frequently interviened in state affairs for most of Europes development. The separation meant, for example, that if the Pope decrees we should go to war, he has no power in the US government. religious leaders cannot define our laws.

This principle has been bastardized to mean that religious beliefs, morals or philosophies have no place in our government. Our entire political foundation was based on religious belief - the constitution, declaration of independce all reference a "god". The beauty is you're free to believe what you want. I am not religious but do not get offended by other religions influence on this country. In fact this bastardization is leading to people losing their freedom as religion gets demonized, mostly by liberals.

Ding, ding, ding.

Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

Same can be said about the GOP platform....Unfortunately both sides seem to have lost their way when it comes to the Declaration of Independence

Ding, ding, ding.

And the Constitution