Article July 4, 1988 Issue

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Laymen's National Bible Association, Inc.

From Laymen's National Bible Association, Inc.,

"Making democracy thinkable; the Biblical underpinnings of the Constitution"
by Dave Meurer

"Americans, to the astonishment of much of the rest of the world, hold certain truths to 'self-evident.' In our Declaration of Independence, we take the rights of 'Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness' as givens;

"Where did [the Founding Fathers] get the audacity to proclaim as self-evident truth a series of ideas that ran against much of traditional political thought and historic practice?

"The answer becomes apparent to anyone who takes the time to peruse the pages of the Judaeo-Christian Scriptures.

"Freedom, liberty, accountable leadership, the rule of law justly applied, and other basics of the U.S. Constitution are themes lifted right out of the Bible.

"When we consider how greatly this book has affected our traditions, laws and culture, our need to become better acquainted with it seem, well, self-evident.

"Excerpts from winning editorial in the Laymen's National Bible Association annual journalism student editorial contest for National Bible Week, 1987. Reprinted with permission.

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