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Originally Posted by alwayslearning
In actuality the nation was founded upon 3 strands of tradition: Judeo-Christian, Greco-Roman and European Enlightenment.
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I once read a more compelling historical argument that our three branches of government were modeled after the prevailing church structures of the time. The best features of the Congregationalist, Presbyterian, and Anglican churches steered the formation of congress, the judiciary, and the executive branches.
I tend to believe that church ecclesiology had a little more impact on our founding fathers than Greek and Roman cultures.