If not, what document does!? I ask this because while reading the Declaration, I saw that it mentioned God and our creator!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: No, the Declaration of Independence is a document that lists the grievances of the American colonies against the rule of England, and declares our intention and right to break away from England and form a separate nation!. The references to God and the Creator are typical in the style of writing at the time!. It's in the Constitution that religious freedom is established as one of our basic rights!. The Constitution does not use the word God in it!. The thing to remember about the Founding Fathers and what they wrote is that, while most were either Christians or Deists, they had also looked at the history of Europe and seen what government-mandated religious belief had done!. Centuries of fighting between Protestant and Catholic had caused untold misery!. The Founding Fathers took action to assure that such divisions would not be part of the new nation, by making religion a personal, not a public matter!. As a final note, the original form of the Pledge of Allegiance, and the original Motto, made no mention of God!. While both had been written by Christians, these men did not feel the need to belabor belief in such public declarations!. Both the motto and the Pledge were changed in the 1950s, due to rising fear during the Cold War!. Www@QuestionHome@Com The Declaration of Independence states that we are endowed by the Creator with certain rights such as life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness!. Some unfortunately twist the constitution to mean that life is not a right or that the government and not God will determine what is a right and which get protected!.Www@QuestionHome@Com The Declaration lays out the general principle that "all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness!." The Bill of Rights translates that general principle into specific rights, including the two types of religious freedom guaranteed by the free exercise and non-establishment clauses of the First Amendment -- the right to practice the religion of one's choice, and the right not to be subject to any religion one does not believe in!. (also, Article Six, Section Three of the Constitution provides that "no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States!.")Www@QuestionHome@Com The U!.S!. Constitution grants freedom of choice and religion!. The First Amendment grants the freedom of religion!. The Declaration of Independence is not a legally binding document; thus it grants no freedoms, but states the intentions and sentiments of the colonies!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Yes it does \http://religiousfreedom!.lib!.virginia!.edu!.!.!. http://www!.associatedcontent!.com/article!.!.!. http://www!.earlyamerica!.com/review/2003_!.!.!. http://www!.religiousfreedom!.com/Conferen!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com believe it or not it does !.the us has broken its own declaration - (in god we trust) ! (:>))Www@QuestionHome@Com |