The U.S. Constitution is the document that creates our national government structure and identifies certain rights held by the people.

Nowhere in the Constitution does it say that the nation was based on or founded on Judeo-Christian principles.

While this is hardly conclusive proof, one would think that if the Founding Fathers had created the U.S. based on these principles, they would have mentioned it in the Constitution.

I think it’s fair to conclude that the absence of any religious principles in the Constitution is a pretty good reflection of what the Framers intended.

The Constitution even goes so far as to say religion is not to be a consideration in deciding whether a person can hold public office. It’s also worth noting that the oath that the Constitution prescribes for presidents says nothing about God:

“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”

Presidents taking the oath may add “so help me God” to their oath, but it’s not required by the Constitution. This is a fair indication that the Framers did not intend to have Presidents adhere to Judeo-Christian principles.

Given the contentious nature of the Constitutional Convention and the fact that the proposed constitution would have to be ratified by the States, the Framers may have seen strategic merit in omitting any reference to God in the document.

If this was the case, we might expect to see early Congresses pass laws in an effort to “correct the record.” Unfortunately for those who hope they did, the early Congresses did nothing of the sort. In fact, two acts of Congress suggest that the Framers and their contemporaries had no intent to found the U.S. on Judeo-Christian principles.