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4th
Principle
Without religion the government of a
free people cannot be maintained.
Principle
Without religion the government of a
free people cannot be maintained.
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Americans of the twentieth century often fail to realize
the supreme importance which the Founding Fathers
originally attached to the role of religion in the structure of
the unique civilization which they hoped would emerge as the
first free people in modern times. Many Americans also fail to
realize that the Founders felt the role of religion would be as
important in our own day as it was in theirs.
the supreme importance which the Founding Fathers
originally attached to the role of religion in the structure of
the unique civilization which they hoped would emerge as the
first free people in modern times. Many Americans also fail to
realize that the Founders felt the role of religion would be as
important in our own day as it was in theirs.
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Notice that formal education was to include among its
responsibilities the teaching of three important subjects:
1. Religion, which might be defined as a "fundamental
system of beliefs concerning man's origin and
relationship to the cosmic universe as well as his
relationship with his fellowmen."
2. Morality, which may be described as "a standard of
behavior distinguishing right from wrong."
3. Knowledge, which is "an intellectual awareness and
understanding of established facts relating to any field
of human experience or inquiry (i.e., history,
geography, science, etc.)."
responsibilities the teaching of three important subjects:
1. Religion, which might be defined as a "fundamental
system of beliefs concerning man's origin and
relationship to the cosmic universe as well as his
relationship with his fellowmen."
2. Morality, which may be described as "a standard of
behavior distinguishing right from wrong."
3. Knowledge, which is "an intellectual awareness and
understanding of established facts relating to any field
of human experience or inquiry (i.e., history,
geography, science, etc.)."
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The "Fundamental Points" to Be
Taught in the Schools:
Taught in the Schools:
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The five points of fundamental religious belief expressed
or implied in Franklin's statement are these:
1. There exists a Creator who made all things, and
mankind should recognize and worship Him.
2. The Creator has revealed a moral code of behavior for
happy living which distinguishes right from wrong.
3. The Creator holds mankind responsible for the way
they treat each other.
4. All mankind live beyond this life.
5. In the next life mankind are judged for their conduct in
this one.
The five points of fundamental religious belief expressed
or implied in Franklin's statement are these:
1. There exists a Creator who made all things, and
mankind should recognize and worship Him.
2. The Creator has revealed a moral code of behavior for
happy living which distinguishes right from wrong.
3. The Creator holds mankind responsible for the way
they treat each other.
4. All mankind live beyond this life.
5. In the next life mankind are judged for their conduct in
this one.
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All five of these tenets run through practically all of the
Founders' writings. These are the beliefs which the Founders
sometimes referred to as the "religion of America," and they
felt these Fundamentals were so important in providing "good
government and the happiness of mankind" that they wanted
them taught in the public schools along with morality and
knowledge.
All five of these tenets run through practically all of the
Founders' writings. These are the beliefs which the Founders
sometimes referred to as the "religion of America," and they
felt these Fundamentals were so important in providing "good
government and the happiness of mankind" that they wanted
them taught in the public schools along with morality and
knowledge.
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The sects [different denominations] that exist in
the United States are innumerable. They all differ in
respect to the worship which is due to the Creator; but
they all agree in respect to the duties which are due
from man to man. Each sect adores the Deity in its own
peculiar manner, but all sects preach the same moral
law in the name of God.... All the sects of the United
States are comprised within the great unity of
Christianity, and Christian morality is everywhere the
same.... There is no country in the world where the
Christian religion retains a greater influence over the
souls of men than in America." (Ibid., p. 314.)
the United States are innumerable. They all differ in
respect to the worship which is due to the Creator; but
they all agree in respect to the duties which are due
from man to man. Each sect adores the Deity in its own
peculiar manner, but all sects preach the same moral
law in the name of God.... All the sects of the United
States are comprised within the great unity of
Christianity, and Christian morality is everywhere the
same.... There is no country in the world where the
Christian religion retains a greater influence over the
souls of men than in America." (Ibid., p. 314.)
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America is great because she is
good, and if America ever ceases to be good, America will
cease to be great.the clergy remained politically
separated from the government but nevertheless provided a
moral stability among the people which permitted the
government to prosper. In other words, there was separation
of church and state but not separation of state and religion.
good, and if America ever ceases to be good, America will
cease to be great.the clergy remained politically
separated from the government but nevertheless provided a
moral stability among the people which permitted the
government to prosper. In other words, there was separation
of church and state but not separation of state and religion.
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One of the most remarkable undertakings of the
American Founders was to do something no other nation had
ever successfully achieved -- the task of providing legal
equality for all religions, both Christian and non-Christian.
American Founders was to do something no other nation had
ever successfully achieved -- the task of providing legal
equality for all religions, both Christian and non-Christian.
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THE WHOLE POWER OVER THE SUBJECT OF
RELIGION IS LEFT EXCLUSIVELY TO THE STATE
GOVERNMENTS, TO BE ACTED UPON ACCORDING TO
THEIR OWN SENSE OF JUSTICE, AND THE STATE
CONSTITUTIONS." (Joseph Story, Commentaries on the
Constitution of the United States, 3rd ed,, 2 vols. Little,
Brown and Company, Boston, 1858, 2:666-667, art.
1879; emphasis added.)
RELIGION IS LEFT EXCLUSIVELY TO THE STATE
GOVERNMENTS, TO BE ACTED UPON ACCORDING TO
THEIR OWN SENSE OF JUSTICE, AND THE STATE
CONSTITUTIONS." (Joseph Story, Commentaries on the
Constitution of the United States, 3rd ed,, 2 vols. Little,
Brown and Company, Boston, 1858, 2:666-667, art.
1879; emphasis added.)
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This is why the First Amendment of the Constitution
provides that "Congress shall make NO law respecting an
establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise
thereof."
This is why the First Amendment of the Constitution
provides that "Congress shall make NO law respecting an
establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise
thereof."
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What doctrines were Americans so anxious to teach one
another in order that they might remain united and well
governed? These religious precepts turned out to be the heart
and soul of the entire American political philosophy. They
were taken from the books of John Locke, Sir William
Blackstone, and other great thinkers of the day, who took
them directly from the Bible. Thus, religion and the American
institutions of freedom were combined. In fact, the Founders
had taken the five truths we have already identified as
"religion" and had built the whole Constitutional framework
on top of them. The sanctity of civil rights and property
rights, as well as the obligation of citizens to support the
Constitution in protecting their unalienable rights, were all
based on these religious precepts. Therefore, having
established the general principle that "without religion the
government of a free people cannot be maintained,"
another in order that they might remain united and well
governed? These religious precepts turned out to be the heart
and soul of the entire American political philosophy. They
were taken from the books of John Locke, Sir William
Blackstone, and other great thinkers of the day, who took
them directly from the Bible. Thus, religion and the American
institutions of freedom were combined. In fact, the Founders
had taken the five truths we have already identified as
"religion" and had built the whole Constitutional framework
on top of them. The sanctity of civil rights and property
rights, as well as the obligation of citizens to support the
Constitution in protecting their unalienable rights, were all
based on these religious precepts. Therefore, having
established the general principle that "without religion the
government of a free people cannot be maintained,"
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