CONSTITUTION: Remarkably secular

Thank you to Ron Vieselmeyer for reminding us of the recent U.S. Constitution Commemorative Day (Sept. 17). Our national Constitution is indeed one of the most remarkable documents in history. Despite the constant change inevitable in human affairs, the Constitution perseveres as a lodestone of rational and responsible government.

One of its remarkable features is its secular nature. Many of the men who composed it were religiously inclined, but they realized that a religious component in government is inappropriate.

The question of morality is not addressed in the Constitution. The Holy Bible is not the U.S. governmental blue print. U.S. laws are still judged by their adherence to Constitutional intent. Therefore, a determination of moral decline or a judgment of the morality of same-sex unions are not questions of Constitutional efficacy, but are issues of religious convictions.

The intent of our Founding Fathers to create and preserve a union of freedom and flexibility has succeeded brilliantly, even considering its many imperfections. This is still a great country!

JON CUTTING

Coeur d’Alene