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Is the Constitution based on the Bible and the 10
Commandments?
In our discussions with accommodationists we have often
encountered the claim that the Constitution is based on
Christianity and the 10 Commandments. Most of the time
this claim has been asserted to us without evidence, but
when arguments are presented they typically boil down to
the following: (1) the Constitution embodies Christian thought
and morality, (2) the "Sundays excepted" clause of Article I,
section 7 establishes the Christian Sabbath, and (3) the
Constitution is dated "in the Year of our Lord, one thousand
seven hundred and Eighty seven." In fact, none of these
arguments comes close to proving a Christian background for
the Constitution.
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