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| Sculpture of Moses holding Ten Comandments at US Supreme Court |
Why may
not the Bible, and especially the New Testament be read and taught as a divine revelation in the school? Where can the purest
principles of morality be learned so clearly or so perfectly as from the New Testament? United
States Supreme Court, 1844
"Providence has given to our people the choice of their rulers.
And it is the duty as well as the privilege and interest, of a Christian nation to select and prefer Christians for their
rulers." First Chief Justice of Supreme Court John Jay
" ...It is to be regretted, but so I believe the fact to be , that except the Bible there
is not a true history in the world..." John Jay, January 1, 1813
" Accept my thanks for your friendly letter of the 17th ult., and for the sermon and report
which accopmanied it. Whether the religion permits Christians to vote for infidel rulers, is a question which merits more
consideration than it seems to have generally received... Although the mere expediency of public measures may not be a proper
subject for the pulpit, yet , in my opinion, it is the right and duty of our pastors to press for the observance of all moral
and religious duties, and to animadvert on every course of conduct that may be repugnant to them..." John
Jay in a letter to John Bristed, april 23, 1811
"Human law must rest its authority ultimately upon the authority of that law which is divine....Far
from being rivals or enemies, religion and law are twin sisters, friends, and mutual assistants. Indeed, these two sciences
run into each other."James Wilson, a signer of the Constitution and an original Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the United States has given us a nice survey of the Christian history of America (Click here to read)
Religious Affiliation of All U.S. Supreme Court Justices
| Affiliation |
# of
Justices |
% of
Justices |
% of U.S.
population,
2000 |
| Episcopalian |
35 |
32.4% |
1.7% |
| Presbyterian |
19 |
17.6% |
2.8% |
| Catholic |
11 |
10.2% |
24.5% |
| Unitarian |
10 |
9.3% |
0.2% |
| Jewish |
7 |
6.4% |
1.5% |
| Methodist |
5 |
4.6% |
8.0% |
| Baptist |
3 |
2.7% |
18.0% |
| Congregationalist |
2 |
1.9% |
0.6% |
| Disciples of Christ |
2 |
1.9% |
0.3% |
| Lutheran |
1 |
0.9% |
5.2% |
| Quaker |
1 |
0.9% |
0.1% |
| Huguenot |
1 |
0.9% |
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| "Protestant" not further defined |
13 |
12.0% |
* 9.7% |
| Not a member of any church |
1 |
0.9% |
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| Total |
108 |
100.0% |
74.4% |
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