Why do you think the USA is Christian in nature????

Question

Are you stupid??? The Constitution is not based on Christian doctirne, or values, it is based on the teachings of John Locke (a Deist) and written by Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin (deists) and even most of the signers were Desits including Hancock. The deists referred to the Universe as God, so the "In God we Trust" on our money is not referring to the Christian God, it is referring to nature and the way things occur on their own. This is not a Christian nation, sure the first peopel here were Christian and the majority of our citizens are Christian, but this country is neutral when it comes to religion, it advocates none and acknowledges none unless it is for tax purposes or if it is breaking the law.

Stop saying this is a Christian nation. If you honestly think it is, go to school, take some 200 level American history classes and actually pass, and above all, stop being so retarded.

Me move away? Pfft, I would rather go on a killing spree and destroy religion than have Christians force me out of my homeland.

Smoking gun, that is true, but a lot of people try and tell me that our founding fathers were Christians and this is Gods chosen land.

There is no evidence for God. The founding fathers were mostly non-Christian. End of story.

Answer 1

IMO, the Theocracy is the most dangerous form of government on the planet. So it should be no surprise when I say that a complete lack of religion in government is certainly a goal that should be strived for.

However, I think it would be incorrect to say that this is not at least partially a Christian nation despite what the Consititution says.

This is unfortunate.

Answer 2

Didn't you already ask this question??
If the men who founded this country were deists, who referred to the Universe as God, and the name God on the money refers to nature, and the way things occur on their own, why would anyone be upset at having that same name in the Pledge of Allegiance? Why would anyone care if kids at school prayed to that God? We all use the same money, with the same name on it...don't we?
On the other hand, if the first people here were Christians, and the majority of our citizens are Christians, then, how is this not a Christian nation? And what happened to "government by the people"?
Isn't it rather retarded to fight over whether or not people have the right to worship the God they believe in as they choose?
Or to ask the same question over and over again?

Answer 3

You have phrased this 'question' in a very angry and pugilistic manner using emotive language which is not appropriate, in my view and your last sentence, in particular, shows that you still share some of the characteristically immature qualities which you are condemning in others.

The American Constitution is specifically a non-religious document and the government which upholds it is a non-religious body. That, I believe, is as it should be. I am reluctant to quote Christian thinking here but since some of those you oppose profess to be Christian, it is appropriate to remind them that Jesus said, "Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's and to God that which is God's." In other words, the progenitor of Christianity advocated a separation of government from religion.

The First Amendment (as I am sure you know) states: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."

The Constitution, and thus the Government, therefore acknowledges all religions (provided they advocate peaceable assembly and otherwise abide by the laws of the Government and the State as citizens) and specifically allows freedom of belief and worship.

The terms 'Government' and 'Nation' mean two separate things, however. Because Congress has many representatives who subscribe to different parties, though the majority (at present) are Democrats we refer to the current American government as a Democrat one (as opposed to a Republican one.)

While the Government is, by definition, non-religious, the Nation is composed of people of many persuasions, the majority of which are either Christian or stem from a Christian tradition and hold broadly Christian values, so it is correct to refer to the American nation as a Christian nation. This in no way asserts that there are many atheists, Buddhists, Taoists, Muslims or members of any other religion you care to mention who are not equally valid and deserving Americans. It is quite commonly said that Iraq is a Muslim nation and though one might say that the description is more justified because there are proportionately more Muslims in Iraq than there are, perhaps, practising Christians in America, it is really a matter of degree only.

Incidentally, the first people in America were not Christians. They were people who, for the most part, cared very deeply about the land they inhabited and many of them believed it to be sacred. The 'Christian' invaders from Europe came without much respect for the land or the people whose livelihood it was, insisting that their way was best.

That is why, were I American, I would say that I was a member of a Christian nation, but I would not say it with pride.

Answer 4

The U.S. was founded as a slave owning, genocidal, imperialist, woman oppressing nation where no-one but male landowners of purely Anglo-Saxon ancestry was allowed any form of civil rights. What could be more Christian than that? The key thing to remember is that where we started is not the issue, that is not where we are now, and it is certainly not where we hope to end up. There was a popular saying in the 60s: My country right or wrong, if it's right to keep it right, if it's wrong to make it right. Is our country perfect, manifestly not, have the hard work and sacrifices of men and women of conscience, loyal Americans all, made it much closer to being perfect than it was, absolutely! We, as a Nation, must never stop striving to be better than we are, for all that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.

Answer 5

Go to "wallbuilders.org" and see the truth about the founding fathers and Christianity. You will find that America, more than any other countries has a Christian heritage. This started with the Pilgrim Fathers and grew from there.

Still a "christian Country"? Good question. But keep confessing it as one and it will continue toward that goal.

Australia was declared a "secular state" rather than a "Christian Country"in the 1980's and has gone down hill spiritually from that point.

God bless America!

Answer 6

Read George Washington's Farewell Address.

We were a Christian nation until 1962/3 when the U.S. Supreme Court decided not to follow all the precedents of previous cased, and started to remove God from every place it can.

Check out the video "America's Godly Heritage". It is made by Wall builders.

Answer 7

i agree with the part about how the founding fathers' religious values being irrelevant. However, bare in mind that most the colonists were christians and each town had a christian church rather than any other religious building. Most of the early colonists read the bible everyday and prayed many times. Even if christians didnt write the constitution according to the bible, they still ruled the colonies according to the it.

Answer 8

Do I agree that this is a good reason to allow the country to be run by the Christian right who want to force their religious beliefs via Constitutional amendments? NO! But it is our history.

The majority of the nation's population are Christian. Just like we call other nations one religion even though they aren't, that is how we got our title.

Not Christian and hate organized religion.

Answer 9

Those who founded the US government were Deists, but that's irrelevant. The country has always had beliefs rooted deep in Christian ideology, beginning with the Puritans.

When people say the US is Christian, they don't mean the government or the Constitution... they mean the people, the culture.

Answer 10

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