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There has been a lively
dialogue orwthese pages recently, discussing the implications of religion(s) on our government. I would like to iiyect some perspective that I hope some may find helpful, or at least thoughtprovoking.
The Declaration of Independence is not a legal document: it is not prescriptive, as the Constitution is. But its language is still binding, as it is the necessary precursor that articulated the independence of the colonies, which furnished authority to draft the Articles of Confederation and, later, the Constitution. And therefore, the arguments of the Declaration must philosophically undergird the legal framework that followed: it is relevant even if it is not directive.
That Declaration states that the Christian principle
all men are created
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