America's Christian Right insists that the American Constitution somehow manages to embody Christian values and principles despite never mentioning Jesus, God, or Christianity. They insist that American law and government are Christian in nature, despite the secular wording of the Constitution. Perhaps they should stop to look at what religious constitutions look like.

Mother Jones quotes some constitutions around the world that aren’t godless:

AFGHANISTAN “…no law shall run counter to the principles of the sacred religion of Islam…”

IRELAND “In the Name of the Most Holy Trinity, from Whom is all authority and to Whom, as our final end, all actions both of men and States must be referred…. Humbly acknowledging all our obligations to our Divine Lord, Jesus Christ, Who sustained our fathers through centuries of trial…”

PAKISTAN “Whereas sovereignty over the entire Universe belongs to Almighty Allah alone, and the authority to be exercised by the people of Pakistan within the limits prescribed by Him is a sacred trust…”

SAUDI ARABIA “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a sovereign Arab Islamic state with Islam as its religion; God’s Book and the Sunnah of His Prophet, God’s prayers and peace be upon him, are its constitution…”

Does the Christian Right want America’s Constitution to look more like any of these constitutions? Do they want America to be more like any of these nations? Perhaps — they should be repeatedly challenged with examples like this and forced to explain what, exactly, they are really trying to accomplish and what sort of government they really want America to have.

 

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