BY THE WAY OF THE CROSS: 2010

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Pursuit of Happiness - Voddie Baucham

Ever wonder what the phrase the "Pursuit of Happiness" meant in the U.S. Constitution? Well here's a hint from the Massachusetts Constitution. Remember, John and Samual Adams were two of the three framers. Hence, what they did in Massachusetts in 1780 gives us real insight into what the framers meant in 1776

"Art. III. As the happiness of a people and the good order and preservation of civil government essentially depend upon piety, religion, and morality, and as these cannot be generally diffused through a community but by the institution of the public worship of God and of the public instructions in piety, religion, and morality: Therefore, To ... See More promote their happiness and to secure the good order and preservation of their government, the people of this commonwealth have a right to invest their legislature with power to authorize and require, and the legislature shall, from time to time, authorize and require, the several towns, parishes, precincts, and other bodies-politic or religious societies to make suitable provision, at their own expense, for the institution of the public worship of God and for the support and maintenance of public Protestant teachers of piety, religion, and morality in all cases where such provision shall not be made voluntarily."

So much for the U.S. Constitution being a "religion-free zone." The idea that the Founders intentionally left Christianity out of our Constitution is an absolute farce. Note also that Massachusetts was very specific about "Protestant teachers of piety, religion, and morality..." This explodes the non-sectarian myth. Stay tuned for more.