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The Founders dont say which God in the Declaration of Independence. So of all Gods which one satisfies their?
When the Founders wrote the Declaration of Independence from Great Britain's rule they used the following terms in their Declaration:
"Nature's God entitle them"
"endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"
"appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world"
"with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence,"
But they didn't "name" the God that they were talking about. So I would like to ask fellow Americans and anyone else who wants to give their thoughts. Of all Gods which man has ever known - which God fulfills those definitions which the Founders used to describe Him ( or Her )?
Again, they described their God as Nature's God. They described their God as "Creator." They described their God as the "Supreme Judge of the World." They described their God as being "divine." They described their God as having "divine Providence."
So people have told me that the Founders didn't name any god so it could have been "any" ole god. But they give specific characteristics of the god whom they are appealing to so of all gods "which" god can qualify? Anybody know? I'm very curious to know. Not all gods in history have all of the definitions given of the God of the Founders. So I'm just trying to narrow it down a bit.
If anybody knows.
If you would like to read the entire transcript of the Declaration of Independence before you answer go here: http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declarat...
I certainly am grateful for the answers. But so far - not one person has answered the question in any meaningful way. Sorry.
3 Answers
- kathy_is_a_nurseLv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
They believed in a higher power and the right of people to worship their god in any way they chose to.
I'm pretty cool with that.
- qwertLv 78 years ago
Conservatives will say the God of the Bible
Atheists will say Richard Dawkins
Liberals and Muslims will say Allah