Ham County preacher/GOP IN Lt Gov candidate Micah Beckwith said in an FB post on 8/2, “Our rights are not products of man-made law, but are considered to be God-given.” The people who wrote The Constitution would have been surprised to here that. First, no “god” was invoked

to attend the 1787 Convention. Second, Franklin’s suggestion each session begin w/prayer was ignored. Third, there is no mention of any “god” or of Jesus Christ in The Constitution. Fourth, Madison makes no mention of divine attendance or authorship in his journal of 2/5

The Convention. Fifth, no one argued The Constitution should be ratified because a “god” really wrote it. Beckwith should read The Federalist Papers. Hamilton, Madison and John Jay wrote in favor of ratification. “God” didn’t get a byline. Sixth, people argued against ratification, 3/5

in part, because of its gen’l disregard of religion” & “indifference towards religion.” Lee, The Godless Constitution and the Ratification Battle, Big Think, 8/18/2012. No one denied these assertions. Also? “God” didn’t say a word. Beckwith, a candidate 4 political office, says 4/5

“God”: 1) wrote The Constitution & 2) regularly speaks w/Beckwith about politics. “God,” per Beckwith, claimed to have sent “those” 1/6/21 “riots” to Washington.” Being on a library board has made Beckwith a bit drunk w/power. Higher office will make him shnockered. 5/5