Was America Founded on Christian Principles?
Mark Weldon Whitten (1999) refutes that the United States and our fore fathers founded this nation as a Christian nation. Whitten (1999) says there are seven main points that make him believe America was not founded on Christian principles:
1. No prayers or divine guidance or approval, were offered during the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
2. The Constitution makes no appeals to religious authorities, rationales, or purposes. The Constitution is a "Godless document"
3. The only mention of religion in the Constitution prohibits any religious tests from holding political office.
4. The Federalist PapersWritten by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay to sell' the new Constitution to the American peoplealso made no appeal to religious authorities, rationales, or purposes to legitimize the Constitution.
5. Madison was the driving force behind the creation and adoption of the Bill of Rights. Madison practiced......
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