The Declaration of Independence founded a theistic republic | The Highland County Press
Civic theism for the authors of the Declaration moved beyond a narrow set of religious practices or beliefs. Individual founders differed in their doctrines, and yet they unanimously advocated for a theistic republic. It was built on the premise that a good God not only created the world but demanded justice, liberty and equality from those who govern it. Remove its foundation, and a republic such as this is doomed to fracture and collapse.