I am wondering why people are turning their backs on God, He is what this country was founded on and if we turn form him I feel we will fail as a country. I truly belive if our founding farthers could see what we have turned into they would want to say something about it.
2006-08-25 10:54:30 · 18 answers · asked by Rhiannon B 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Okay some of yall disagree that is fine but our founding farthers came here to worship God so yes our country was founded on God despite what you say. And yes it does say freedom that is why you beilive what you do and I beilive what I do. But I truly beilive it was founded on Him and until we turn back to Him we will face hard times.
2006-08-25 13:22:33 · update #1
Um, we aren't founded on God...we're founded on religous FREEDOM...that means the FREEDOM to choose how OR if we worship. And our founding fathers would prolly be really surprised if they saw the country now, what with the slaves voting and all.
2006-08-25 11:00:51 · answer #1 · answered by Catty 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Hmmmm, why are so many people turning from religious freedom and a separation of church and state?
I truly believe the founding fathers would vehemently refute the idea that this nation was founded on God. They would say they fought to get out from under a government mired in God.
2006-08-25 10:59:57 · answer #2 · answered by Phoenix, Wise Guru 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This country was not founded on any religion, haven't you ever read your constitution? It's right there in the first amendment, seperation of church and state.
Secondly, our founding fathers had some interesting things to say about religion:
"Whenever we read the obscene stories, the voluptuous debaucheries, the cruel and torturous executions, the unrelenting vindictiveness, with which more than half the Bible is filled, it would be more consistent that we called it the word of a demon, than the word of God. It is a history of wickedness, that has served to corrupt and brutalize mankind." - Thomas Paine (The Age of Reason, 1794-1795.)
"I believe in one God, Creator of the universe.... That the most acceptable service we can render Him is doing good to His other children.... As to Jesus ... I have ... some doubts as to his divinity; though it is a question I do not dogmatize upon, having never studied it, and think it needless to busy myself with it now, when I expect soon an opportunity of knowing the truth with less trouble." - Benjamin Franklin (Alice J. Hall, "Philosopher of Dissent: Benj. Franklin," National Geographic, Vol. 148, No. 1, July, 1975, p. 94.)
"As the Government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian religion; as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion, or tranquility, of Musselmen; and as the said States never have entered into any war or act of hostility against any Mehomitan nation, it is declared by the parties that no pretext arising from religious opinions shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries." - (Treaty of Tripoli, 1797 - signed by President John Adams.)
So what principles were you talking about?
2006-08-25 10:57:10 · answer #3 · answered by John S 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
This country was founded on capitalism with a deliberate effort to separate church and state. As far as people turning their backs on God or Christianity, I think you have it wrong. If anything that segment of the population has been on the rise in the past 25 years.
2006-08-25 11:02:17 · answer #4 · answered by GJ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually this country was founded on freedom to chose if you want to believe or not. The founding fathers would be proud of atheists for exercising the rights so many dies for in the revolution.
2006-08-25 11:02:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This country was founded on freedom from tyranny. Your God represents tyranny. God is not good for America. Go create your totalitarian Theocracy somewhere else you cultist.
2006-08-25 10:58:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes they would want to put something in the constitution to make religion illegal.
This country was actually founded by poeple runnin from religious persecution
2006-08-25 11:06:46 · answer #7 · answered by locomexican89 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"...yes our country was founded on God despite what you say. And yes it does say freedom..."
"...people turning their backs on what this country was founded on?"
So are you saying the native americans can have their land and sovereignty back now?
2006-08-25 16:30:14 · answer #8 · answered by DM 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you may be misinformed, but that's not surprising considering that you probably got your information from a religious source. This country was not founded on god.
2006-08-25 11:03:42 · answer #9 · answered by Danaerys 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We're turning our backs on stealing land from a weaker minority, the Native Americans? We're turning our backs on conquering new lands in the name of country if not "king and", to make ourselves rich? We're turning our backs on the stocks, whipping posts, public stonings, dunking chairs and witch hangings?
Good for us.
2006-08-25 10:59:45 · answer #10 · answered by Sweetchild Danielle 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋