Bible as Founding Narrative

Argues that reading Genesis 1 as a civic origin story is not just theological reflection but a deliberate political move to provide moral and constitutional grounding for American institutions. The piece treats scriptural creation language as interpretive soil for claims about rights, duties, and public order. — If circulated, this reframing makes religious exegesis a tool in partisan and constitutional debates over the meaning of the founding, affecting education, judicial reasoning, and civic rhetoric.