In this article, I address another of the Constitution’s more serious “camels”—which Christians should be choking on instead of swallowing.
Article 6’s Christian Test Ban and Its Polytheistic Repercussions
Most Americans (even most Constitutionalists) are unaware of the Jewish influence and grave repercussions involved in the interdiction of Christian tests in Article 6:
On both the state and federal levels, Jews1 were instrumental in the removal of the Christian test oaths and were the first to reap the rewards of these prohibitions:
“By the end of the Revolution, Jews had been chosen not only to local posts in some cities, but had also been selected for more responsible positions in many parts of the country. There was no inclination to bar these people from public office and generally the question of the offensive oaths had only to be raised to be resolved. Thus the Jews of Philadelphia [led by Jonas Phillips], in 1783-84, protested as a ‘stigma upon their nation and religion’ the requirement that members of the General Assembly take an oath affirming belief in the New Testament. The revised constitution of Pennsylvania, a few years later, explicitly barred the disqualification on account of religious sentiments of any person ‘who acknowledges the being of a God and future state of rewards and punishments.'” [Jonathan D. Sarna, Benny Kraut, Samuel K. Joseph, eds., Jews and the Founding of the Republic (New York, NY: Markus Weiner Publishing, 1985) p. 90.]
The Universal Jewish Encyclopedia affirms that “This petition [by the Jews of Philadelphia] later on proved to be instrumental in the revision of the Pennsylvania state constitution in such a manner as to abolish the religious test.”2 On September 7, 1787, Jonas Phillips, a founder of Philadelphia’s Mikveh Israel Synagogue, also petitioned the framers at the federal Constitutional Convention:
“Sires: … It is well known among all the citizens of the 13 United States that the Jews have been true and faithful Whigs, and during the late contest with England they have been foremost in aiding and assisting the states with their lifes [sic] and fortunes. They have supported the cause, have bravely fought and bled for liberty which they can not [sic] enjoy.
“Therefore if the honourable convention shall in their wisdom think fit and alter the said oath [as found in the altered Pennsylvania Constitution] and leave out the words to viz.: “and I do acknowledge the Scripture of the New Testament to be given by divine inspiration,” then the Israelites [Jews] will think themselves happy to live under a government where all religious societys [sic] are on an equal footing….
“Your most devoted obed. Servant, Jonas Phillips Philadelphia, 24th Ellul, 5547, or Sep’r 7th 1787.”3
Phillip’s petition undoubtedly bore weight with the framers, as did the personal relationships many of the framers shared with Jews….4
The gravity of the framers’ concessions to the Jews is explained by the Apostle John:
“For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist. Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward. Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your [personal, State, White, or Senate] house [or house of Representatives], neither bid him God speed: For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.” (2 John 1:7-11)
This alone should be cause enough for any Christian to renounce the Constitution as not only unbiblical but as antichristian and thereby seditious against Yahweh.
Not only did the framers become partakers in the evil deeds of those who deny Christ, but America lost her soul in the process. Christendom soon became saltless, four-walled Christianity to be trodden under the foot of her enemies, as per Matthew 5:13.
Michael Alexander summed up Article 6 and Amendment 1’s impact upon equal rights for American Jews:
Although the Constitution of the United States does not specifically mention Jews, its religious liberty provisions in essence granted Jews the honor of citizenship. The United States was thus the first non-Jewish country, ancient or modern, that included Jews as political equals…. The Constitution of the United States prohibited a religious test for government (Article VI), and the First Amendment prohibited Congress from establishing any religion, thus permitting Jews to participate as equal citizens on the federal level…. By 1820, most state constitutions eliminated religious qualifications that had kept Jews from participating in public affairs and government office…. [Michael Alexander, “Jews, 1754-1820s,” Encyclopedia of American History: Revolution and New Nation, 1761 to 1812, Paul A. Gilje and Gary B. Nash, eds. (New York, NY: Facts on File, Inc, 2003).]4
The serious implications of Jewish influence upon the framers and their ban of the Christian test is lost on most Christians. These Christians wrongly believe today’s Jews are descended from the Biblical Israelites and that the religion of today’s Jew is based upon the Old Testament.5 These two assumptions allegedly give the Jews special privileges and immunity, which would never be granted to other non-Christians.
Even if modern-day Jews were the lineal descendants of the Biblical Israelites and their religion were based upon the Old Testament (rather than the antichrist Talmud), the Christian test ban made it possible for Christians and Jews (and all other non-Christians) to be unequally yoked in official capacity:
Article 6 opened the door for Jews, Muslims, and other non-Christians to serve in official government capacities. It was not only an open defiance of the First Commandment, but an unequivocal contravention of the Apostle Paul’s admonition to the Corinthians:
“Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? For ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, and will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.” (2 Corinthians 6:14-18)
As important as Paul’s directive is for personal relationships, how much more crucial that it be applied to those who govern others? The ramifications are much greater.6
One only has to consider the deterioration of public policy since the test oaths were abolished to witness the desolating effect upon America’s moral disposition.
Article 6 not only eliminated Christian qualifications for office holders, it also paved the way for Jews, Muslims, Hindus, and atheists to rule over Christians as presidents, congressmen, and judges. It was the initial means by which America was transformed from a predominantly monotheistic Christian nation to a thoroughly polytheistic one.
Stay tuned for Part 9.
Related posts:
Chapter 9 “Article 6: The Supreme Law of the Land”
The Mystery of the Gentiles: Who Are They and Where Are They Today?
God’s Covenant People: Yesterday, Today and Forever
1. The majority of today’s Jewish people are known as Jews not because of physical descent from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, but because their Khazarian predecessors adopted the religion of Judaism (Talmudism) between the seventh and ninth centuries AD. For a more thorough explanation regarding the identity of today’s Jews, see The Mystery of the Gentiles: Who Are They and Where Are They Today?
2. “Salomon, Haym,” The Universal Jewish Encyclopedia, 10 vols. (New York, NY: The Universal Jewish Encyclopedia, Inc., 1941) vol. 9, p. 324.
3. Jonas Phillips, quoted in Jacob Rader Marcus, ed., The Jew in the American World: A Source Book (Detroit, MI: Wayne State University Press, 1996) pp. 99-100.
4. Chapter 9 “Article 6: The Supreme Law of the Land” of Bible Law vs. the United States Constitution: The Christian Perspective.
5. For more regarding the misidentification of today’s Jews as Israelites, see The Mystery of the Gentiles: Who Are They and Where Are They Today?
For more regarding the Talmudic religion of today’s Jews, see God’s Covenant People: Yesterday, Today and Forever.
6. Chapter 9 “Article 6: The Supreme Law of the Land” of Bible Law vs. the United States Constitution: The Christian Perspective.
Excellent research, Ted, thank you! A couple of other excellent books supporting your own research and claims here concerning who are the Jews of today and what the Jewish yeshivas which teach the rabbinical teachings of the Babylonian Talmud actually teach are as follows, respectively:
1) “The Thirteenth Tribe,” by Jewish author and historian Arthur Koestler, and
2) “Judaism’s Strange Gods,” by Michael Hoffmann
As I know you know, Jesus in Revelation 2 & 3 (at verse 9 in both cases) refers to those who claim they are Jews (i.e. descendants of Judahites) and are not, as the synagogue of Satan. Our Lord Jesus never engaged in hyperbole or overstatement and is the embodiment of all truth. True born again Christians need to wake up to the reality that we were all taught a number of hideous lies concerning the Jews that have disarmed us and caused us to lower our guards around those who adhere to a secret, fanatical and extremely dangerous religious cult, grounded in the worship of man, money and the devil himself.
The true history of the Jews throughout the last 2,000 years of history is a very disturbing one, but one which has actively been suppressed and silenced by this very same set of fanatics who own and control our media and education institutions who have rewritten world history to their liking. If the truth were known, these fanatics would have no place in any civil society. Now that we are in the final 3 1/2 year great tribulation period, Matthew 10:26 is being fulfilled: “Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid that shall not be made known.”
Thanks for responding. I also recommend both books for further research.