tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774506.post110597588509650084..comments2023-11-03T07:31:49.573-04:00Comments on Liberal Citizen: A Reminder: The U.S. Constitution Includes The Bill Of Rights!Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09253150846911854844noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774506.post-1106026966382982172005-01-18T00:42:00.000-05:002005-01-18T00:42:00.000-05:00I knew that someone might take an issue with the G...I knew that someone might take an issue with the God thingy, so I included a link in my posting showing the original language of the Constitution. The "so help me God" is NOT in there. George Washington and a few others didn't utter the phrase, but most of those taking the presidential oath add this extra phrase. Interestingly,the word "God" is not mentioned in our Constitution.<br /><br />I am not for censorship, or for altering historical facts to fit my preferences. That would be intellectually dishonest. I'd have liked it though if more Americans knew more about our history and our institutions. <br />As far as the Declaration of Independence is concerned, I urge you to research what the writer (Jefferson) meant by "the creator". Read his public statements and correspondence with his contemporaries regarding his idea of the laws of science--"The Laws of Nature" and "The Laws of Nature's God" (as quoted in the Declaration). He and most others (notable exception our first president) were "believers," but not necessarily what you'd call "Christians"!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09253150846911854844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774506.post-1106024393301215832005-01-17T23:59:00.000-05:002005-01-17T23:59:00.000-05:00Where is the "so help me God" at the end of the oa...Where is the "so help me God" at the end of the oath?<br />What's next? Are you omitting the "endowed by their creator" in the Declaration of Independence?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774506.post-1105979035098342672005-01-17T11:23:00.000-05:002005-01-17T11:23:00.000-05:00I'll be in DC on Thursday and I'll be turning my b...I'll be in DC on Thursday and I'll be turning my back to Bush, along with thousands of American patriots who believe Bush is destroying what America stands for.<br />Bush Wacker, VAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com