That our rights are God given to us. (By the way, most, not all, of the writers of the Constitution were Christians. I wonder what God they were referring to as our creator? and secure the Blessings of Liberty Who has the ability to give blessings? Certainly not any man or government.
So only the Christian God can give blessings? I'd say Hindus would probably disagree. The original framers wrote it perfectly, stop trying to fit and enforce religious conformity upon the Constitution and the rest of non-Christian Americans.
I'm sorry that it took me a minute. I was somewhat stunned by your reply. I was trying to figure out how you took what I said, processed it, and came back with the reply that you did. There was some kind of a short circuit in processing or something. I still don't quite understand it.
The fact that most of the writers of the Constitution were Christians who believed in a Christian God, or that blessings by definition are only given by God is something that can't be argued with. Well, I guess someone could argue against those facts but it just makes them seem out of touch with reality. I mean, how do you change facts?
As for me giving a damn about what religion, if any, a person believes is way off track. Honestly, I simply do not care what anyone else believes or does not believe. So I have
NO interest in having anyone else conform to any religion or no religion.
I do however, have an interest in having those who would prevent me from believing what I choose to believe held accountable. It has gotten way out of hand. The concept is Freedom of Religion, Not Freedom From Religion.
The concept of separation of Church and State is not contained in the Constitution, it is in a letter that Jefferson wrote. The Constitution says that the Federal Government cannot impose a specific religion on it's citizens. (ie, the Church of England) Interestingly enough, it does not prevent individual states from doing so although to date none have.
Like I said above, I don't care what someone chooses to believe in relation to God. It's not that they are not important as people. It's just that I don't care.