6 Jun 2017 6:11 pm
You don't understand the thinking of the Enlightenment era properly. There is no leaving out God. There is the leaving out of dogma and a deliberate attempt to focus on simple scripture.Endoscopy » 05 Jun 2017 2:59 pm » wrote: The "reason over faith" implies non Christian concepts. Leaving out God is a mistake. That means that it is up to each to create their own morals and ethics. Atheist rulers demonstrate the fallacy of that approach!
Also notice that it rejects the basic concepts of country foundations and melting pot idea where everyone coming here adopts the American ideal.
It was also influential in the thinking behind both the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution - especially via Franklin, Jefferson and Paine.