Originally Posted by Katczinsky

I know this wasn't really supposed to be a real endorsement to change the Constitution, but I think is just goes to show the historical and legal revisionism that is characteristic of most on the right.

I wouldn't reply to this (because I think it's just retarded and not deserving of attention) if it weren't for "Article XI". Which is stated as the following:



I felt like pointing this out, because out of all the retardation of all the other articles, I think this one represents the most obvious of revisionism.

Not only is it in direct contradiction to both the private and public sentiments of our founders (most of which were Deists anyway):

"The United States is in no sense founded upon the Christian doctrine."
-George Washington

And of course, more pertinent to this thread, a quote from the 'author of the Constitution' James Madison:

"During almost fifteen centuries has the legal establishment of Christianity been on trial. What has been its fruits? More or less, in all places, pride and indolence in the Clergy, ignorance and severity in the laity; in both superstition, bigotry, and persecution."

And of course, who could forget:

"Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between Man & his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legitimate powers of government reach actions only, & not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should "make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof," thus building a wall of separation between Church & State."
Thomas Jefferson

The mock article is also in direct contradiction to the establishment clause of the First Amendment of the real constitution. And it's also in sentimental contradiction to the "no religious test" clause of the real Article VI, section 3 which states that ."..no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States."

It is also a willful ignorance of the real history behind the phrase "in God we trust". The article proclaims that this phrase is a part of our heritage and history, when in actuality the actual phrase 'in God we Trust' really didn't receive gravity until later in our history; especially during the red scare (communists were atheist).

"In God we Trust" wasn't established as our national motto until 1956.