The Godless Constitution Book Report

Even though so many years have pass since creation the Constitution, Americans were and still are in the mindset that the Constitution was mostly created by religious motives of our forefathers and that this nation was built on religion. However, this is not the case. This is where The Godless Constitution by Issac Kramnick and R. Laurence Moore comes into play. Throughout this book, these authors are going to try a convince the reader that this nation and its Constitution were in fact created separate from religion, the separation of Church and State. In this book we are given an inside look into what kind of relationship religion has with politics. In the beginning of the book, we see that the author(s) goes into asking the reader if America …show more content…
This goes on to talk about Locke's writings which pointed out that government no longer tries to promote a good or moral life nor does it try to defend religious truths. The government sole purpose is to protect life, liberty and property and nothing more and nothing less. Later on in the book, we meet Jefferson and his views on politics and religion. We see that his argument favors that there should be a wall between Church and State and that religion is a “...purely private concern”(p.96). We learn that his views caused many religious leaders to not like him at all. Following Jefferson, we learn about the on going battle of Sunday mail, which questioned if postman should work on Sundays or not. We also learn about how several clergy men were trying to put God into the constitution, but failed to do so. At the ending of the book, we are left with George W. Bush and his strong belief of the will of God. The author(s) go on to tell the reader that the close connection of religion and politics has caused problems with our nation. They conclude with Jefferson's idea of the wall of separation should guide America and that this nation should remain Godless and