Jesus Christ, Christianity, and the Establishment Clause
@dwilliamssmith7 Faith & Spirituality 4 min read
Would Jesus Support the 1st Amendment? Header Painting “One Nation Under God”[1] Balancing Christian Values With the Freedoms of All This article argues whether or not Jesus would respect (acknowledge) America's 1st Amendment, balancing Christian values with the religious freedoms of all.
The premise is that our Lord certainly would not insist, as some of us do, on being recognized as the sole inspiration for America's Founding precepts. We argue that He undoubtedly would acknowledge other faith systems (religious persuasions) as well.
Additionally, Christ would not insist, in violation of the Establishment Clause, on bypassing the Constitutional significance of Freedom of Religion, our First Amendment, to declare the US a Christian Nation. Furthermore this article asserts that while many on social media defiantly insist the US should be declared a Christian Nation, none of us can rightly set aside our necessity to acknowledge the 1st Amendment's broader commitment to the religious freedoms of all faiths.
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