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 and William Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England. Later, the language of the Declaration was changed around to favor a more religious tone. …