【正文】 c or in family life, the Bible shows its unique function by its distinct symbolized meaning. The influences of the Bible on Laws:On court, the judge demanded witness to hold the Bible to swear that every word he said is truth. In the United States there are laws that punish those who assault and rape women, those who would murder, those who would steal and lie. You may be surprised to know that the source of these laws came directly from the Bible and were given for the protection of society. Many of them can be found in the Old Testament book of Deuteronomy. Other examples of laws were taken directly from the Bible are our laws regarding bankruptcy, laws in our courts that demand witnesses to a crime before one can be convicted, and laws that demand just weights for merce. The child labor laws protect children from being exploited. Even our government Child Protection Agency was createdto keep children from abuse. Although this agency goes to the extreme at times and shields a rebellious child that is lying, its original intent was to protect children from parentalabuse. Our civil laws were established to keep order in our society, and because our founding fathers were Christians, they created a structure that was based on moral laws taken from the Bible. Many legal clauses are changed from the Ten Commandments of the Bible. The influences of the Bible on American politics The Bible39。s continuing influence in twentiethcentury American culture was particularly evident in American politics. When most of the Presidents assume the post, they all quote the sentences from the Bible to support their speech.So influential was the Bible in the formation of early American political thought and governance that hardly any of America’s founding fathers were silent on the importance of the Bible. Here’s a sampling of ments by the first seven men elected President of the United States. George Washington (17891797) was America’s first military and political leader. On June 15, 1775, George Washington was named by unanimous vote as permanent military leader of the colonies’ ragtag armies. Later he was chosen as this country’s founding president. America’s first hero said, “It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible.” Washington used the Bible as the basis for governing America’s earliest days. Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and John Adams were appointed to draft a formal statement defining to reason for the colonies’ irrevocable separation from Great Britain. Jefferson claimed, “I have always said, I always say, that the studious perusal of the sacred volume will make better citizens, better fathers, and better husbands.” And on that basis, he drafted the Declaration of Independence. He also became the third . President (18011809). James Madison, the fourth President of the United States (18091817), gave a speech to the General Assembly of the State of Virginia in 1778 in which he admitted, “We have staked the whole future of American civilization, not upon the power of government, far from it. We’ve staked the future of all our political institutions upon our capacity…to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God.” watchful eye must be kept on ourselves lest, while we are building ideal monuments of renown and bliss here, we neglect to have our names enrolled in the Annals of Heaven.Andrew Jackson was the seventh . President (18291837). His trust in the Bible spilled out almost every time he spoke. Go to the Scriptures...the joyful promises it contains will be a balsam to all your troubles. That book is the rock on which our republic rests,” said Old Hickory. Just before he died, Jackson testified, “I am in the hands of a merciful God. I have full confidence in His goodness and mercy...The Bible is true. I have tried to conform to its spirit as near as possible. Upon that sacred volume I rest my hope for eternal salvation, through the merits and blood of our blessed Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. These are not the words of professional politicians。 they are the words of mitted Christians.The Bible shaped the governing philosophy of each of our founding American presidents. The influences of the Bible on the Pilgrims and Puritans continue on the framers of our constitution. 4. ConclusionFor legions of American Protestants, who inherited the Reformation39。s slogan of Scripture alone, the English Bible is not only functioned as a working text but also as the icon of a wordcentered piety that supposedly transcended superstition and built religion on solid empirical foundations. The Holy Bible is the sacred religious doctrine of Christianity. It is considered as an important source of western language culture as well as a classical religious masterpiece. In western countries, the Bible’s imprint on western thoughts remains indelible. Its religious doctrine and idea gradually turns into the foundation stone of western culture and idea. Therefore, the Bible has the most farreaching repercussions on the English culture, no work can pare with it. Its influences cover all aspects of people’s life: customs, festivals, laws, politics, literature, arts and so on. The Holy Bible supplies a wide rage of source for culture. No book has influenced English history and culture more than the Bible.ReferencesCyril Stanley Smith, Materials and the Development of Civilization and Science, Science, 148 (May 14, 1965): 908Robert Carroll, Stephen Prickett: The Bible: Authorized King James Version. Oxford University Press, 1997.. Making America: the Society and Culture of the United States. 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