The Declaration and the Constitution: Their Christian Roots.

The Declaration and the Constitution: Their Christian Roots. <Tab/>The Declaration of Independence indeed shows its Christian roots. However, the original draft of the Declaration, written by Thomas Jefferson, was very vague in showing religious connections. It only mentioned one embedded reference to God, "the laws of nature and of nature's God," which is a direct reference to the laws of God, described in John Locke's Second Treatise on Civil Government …showed first 75 words of 406 total…

…showed last 75 words of 406 total…amp;lt;Tab/>When looking at the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, it is evident that there is some implication to Christian beliefs. These beliefs were mostly centered on the biblical view of human nature and authority. This is why the government contains certain morals and principles, which shows the influence of Christianity our republican form of government. Works Cited: Anderson, Kerby, The Declaration and Constitution: Christian roots (Richardson, TX Probe Ministries, 2003.