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jmb · 07-01-2002, 04:48 PM

back to ancient Rome. Very Christian, indeed.

Xianity in Rome was during the time of the Empire, not the Republic.

"establish the first great republic since ancient rome" did not mean roman catholicism

if the constitution does have religious roots, then we REALLY should be saying "in Jupiter we trust"

-Jonathan

Toto · 07-01-2002, 04:56 PM

You're right, of course. That has already been recognized.

<a href="http://www.greatseal.com/mottoes/coeptis.html" target="_blank">From the Great Seal of the United States</a>:

Quote:

Great Seal Mottoes
Annuit Coeptis

"Providence" Has Favored Our Undertakings

In the zenith of an unfinished pyramid on the reverse side of the Great Seal is "an eye in a triangle, surrounded with a glory . . . Over the eye, these words, Annuit Coeptis."

This Latin phrase has been traced to Virgil, the renowned Roman poet who lived in the first century B.C. In his epic masterpiece, the Aeneid, he tells the story of Aeneas � son of Venus, ancestral hero of the Romans � and his journey from Troy to Italy.

In book IX, line 625, is the phrase: "Jupiter omnipotens, audacibus annue coeptis." (All-powerful Jupiter, favor [my] daring undertakings.) . . .

07-01-2002, 04:48 PM	#1
jmb Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: New York Posts: 16	The constitution has religious roots... back to ancient Rome. Very Christian, indeed. Xianity in Rome was during the time of the Empire, not the Republic. "establish the first great republic since ancient rome" did not mean roman catholicism if the constitution does have religious roots, then we REALLY should be saying "in Jupiter we trust" -Jonathan

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