Why the Constitution is a Holy Document

In recent years, the Constitution has been subject to a great deal of political debate. It is customary for liberals to say that President Bush has trampled over the Bill of Rights even as conservatives throughout America fight against liberals who claim that the Constitution is a "living" document. No matter what side you are on though, virtually everyone agrees that it is wrong to go against the Constitution. The debate is not really about whether or not the Constitution should be disregarded, but rather about just what it means to disregard it. Indeed, many Americans seem to view our Constitution as a holy document. Maybe that's because it is.

The truth is that if someone were to read history with the idea that there is a God in Heaven and that that same God will at times intervene in earthly affairs, they would come to the conclusion that this God has directly involved Himself in the founding of the United States of America. Perhaps the earliest example of this is the defeat of the Spanish Armada. At the actual Battle of Gravelines, the Spanish Armada suffered few casualties and retreated more because of having broken formation than because of an actual defeat. After the battle, the Armada attempted to sail around the British Isles and return to Spain, where they could prepare for a second attack. However, the Armada suffered heavy losses due to storms. When what remained of the once-proud Spanish Armada returned to the Iberian Peninsula, it was clear that a second attempt was completely infeasible. With the defeat of the Armada, England emerged as a naval superpower, opening up the door to English settlement in the New World. In honor of the weather's effects on the Armada, Queen Elizabeth ordered that one of the medals bear the words "God breathed and the enemy was defeated".