God's Defenders: What They Believe and Why They Are Wrong by S. T. Joshi

Author:S. T. Joshi [Joshi, S. T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2010-07-30T19:55:00+00:00

In 1776 our fathers endeavored to retire the gods from politics. They declared that all governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed." This was a contradiction of the then political ideas of the world; it was, as many believed, an act of pure blasphemy-a renunciation of the Deity. It was in fact a declaration of the independence of the earth. It was a notice to all churches and priests that thereafter mankind would govern and protect themselves. Politically it tore down every altar and denied the authority of every "sacred book," and appealed from the Providence of God to the Providence of Man....

The Government of the United States is secular. It derives its power from the consent of man. It is a Government with which God has nothing whatever to do-and all forms and customs, inconsistent with the fundamental fact that the people are the source of authority, should be abandoned....

A nation can neither be Christian nor Infidel-a nation is incapable of having opinions upon these subjects.... Of course it is admitted that the majority of citizens composing a nation may believe or disbelieve, and they may call the nation what they please. A nation is a corporation. To repeat a familiar saying, "it has no soul." There can be no such thing as a Christian corporation. Several Christians may form a corporation, but it can hardly be said that the corporation thus formed was included in the atonement. For instance: Seven Christians form a corporation -that is to say, there are seven natural persons and one artificial-can it be said that there are eight souls to be saved?'

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