OK PBP, I understand what you are saying and I agree to a point. No one here wants a Theocracy.
However, the Founding Fathers were quite clear in their belief of a Supreme Being (being God) and that our rights are God-given rights.
What I believe was intended by Huckabee was that the law of God is something that Judeo-Christians believe is immutable. There exists certain beliefs (Ten Commandments, etc) that are given from God and form a basis for our society. These are considered to be unchanging and constant - murder is always wrong, etc....
He is saying that the Constitution is a document that CAN be changed and to support the immutable laws of God (murder), abortion should be outlawed in the Constitution.
He is saying that supporting the right to Abortion because it is protected by the Constitution is flawed, as it goes against the laws of God. Therefore the law of the land should be made to be line with those immutable laws (murder, etc...).
It is not an indictment against the Constitution and how it should be changed willy-nilly to support the beliefs of the Religious. If you go back and read how the Founding Fathers worded some of their beliefs, you might think them to be Bible thumpers as well. But back then religion played a much stronger role in the citizens' daily life - the secular views we have today do not mesh with the views of the Founding Fathers.
But they left us one hell of a document to keep things going. Its just up to us to make sure that it only gets touched when absolutely necessary.
I hope I made some sense, I look forward to any critiques.
However, the Founding Fathers were quite clear in their belief of a Supreme Being (being God) and that our rights are God-given rights.
What I believe was intended by Huckabee was that the law of God is something that Judeo-Christians believe is immutable. There exists certain beliefs (Ten Commandments, etc) that are given from God and form a basis for our society. These are considered to be unchanging and constant - murder is always wrong, etc....
He is saying that the Constitution is a document that CAN be changed and to support the immutable laws of God (murder), abortion should be outlawed in the Constitution.
He is saying that supporting the right to Abortion because it is protected by the Constitution is flawed, as it goes against the laws of God. Therefore the law of the land should be made to be line with those immutable laws (murder, etc...).
It is not an indictment against the Constitution and how it should be changed willy-nilly to support the beliefs of the Religious. If you go back and read how the Founding Fathers worded some of their beliefs, you might think them to be Bible thumpers as well. But back then religion played a much stronger role in the citizens' daily life - the secular views we have today do not mesh with the views of the Founding Fathers.
But they left us one hell of a document to keep things going. Its just up to us to make sure that it only gets touched when absolutely necessary.
I hope I made some sense, I look forward to any critiques.