Western World Culture

Document Type:Essay

Subject Area:Religion

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The values of Judeo-Christian tradition have the foundational role in the western world starting with the declaration of independence. The biblical notion holds that all human are created equal, and God has endowed certain unalienable rights including life, the pursuit of happiness and liberty (ABRUDAN, 112). These values are the seeds of American Social Justice that are included in the U. S constitution through common sense and reasons that were hindered by Old Europe and secular traditions. Furthermore, Greco-Roman philosophers such as Plato and Sigmund Freud carefully separated the church from the state placing the biblical morality directly into the established laws and documents. After a great awakening of the church, the bible was translated into a variety of native languages and was printed on papyrus and manuscripts as the means of information storage and communication with indigenous people.

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