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But Thomas Jefferson quoted from

Locke in the Declaration of Independence,

and it was Locke's influence that resulted in

the U.S. Constitution's omission of God.

Instead of exalting God as the Mayflower

pilgrims had done in the very first words of

their Compact, the framers of the U.S.

Constitution exalted man saying, "We, the

people of the United States" — and I’m

quoting from another author. I'm even a

little leery of the statements "the laws of

nature" and "nature's God." I think that

leans toward the enlightenment age and

the doctrine of philosophy of man's reason;

in other words, man can believe everything

that he can reason out, but if you can't

reason out the miracles and the virgin birth

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