I have to write an essay about whether or not America was founded as a nation under God (Christian Nation) using refernce to the magna carta, the mayflower compact, the fundamental orders of connecticut and/or the declaration of independence. If you have any ideas that have a refence to one of these documents please let me know.
2006-09-12 14:25:54 · 12 answers · asked by B 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
America was not founded on a theology, America was founded by those trying to escape theologies, God does not discriminate, Jesus was a Jew.................
2006-09-12 14:30:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Although the Puritains did come to America to seek religious freedom and establish a village of their own kind, the US was in no was established to be a nation under god. The only slightest hint was in the declaration of independence, which has nothing to do with the nation which came after. The consitution prohibits the formation of a national religion..Although some Christians claim that we need accept that out nation was founded by Christians and that Christianity deserves some kind of respect by the law, I totally disagree...
EDIT: ^ To that person up there, that was not the Consitution, that was the Declartion of Indepedence, learn the difference between them, and dont come in here making incorrect statements..
2006-09-12 14:33:49 · answer #2 · answered by pentalityism 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I don't see it that way. Here you have the right not to participate in a religion if you choose. Most of these founding fathers were Diests, Not denominatiional Christians.
I can't help you with specifics but seeing how Europe was in the midst of the 30 years war when America was being colonized and how the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648 establlished the recognition of the Nation State, out of the Protestant vs Catholic wars of religeon...not to mention the English Civil War...i would guess this country was founded on the principle of religious freedom, if one so chooses. But we have no state religion.
Hence the separation between Church and state.
2006-09-12 14:53:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, you don't have to look any further than the declaration of independence. Where it clearly states that we are "endowed by our creator" which is a clear reference to God. It also establishes that God is above government. As for a Christian nation I think the original settlers came here to be free of religous pursecution so they were careful to have no religous connections to government.
I also think you should look at John Locke's 2nd Treatise on Civil Government. An English philosopher that whose thinking had a lot to do with how our government was founded.
2006-09-12 14:35:01 · answer #4 · answered by Roadkill 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think of he desires to check out historical past. fairly some the founding fathers have been deists. not in hassle-free terms that, yet, the form is a mundane rfile. It even risk-free a factor on making it unlawful for states to have god tests(to hold public place of work). in 1797 a treaty with tripoli stated: via fact the government of the rustic isn't, in any experience, based on the Christian faith; because it has in itself no character of enmity against the regulations, faith, or tranquillity, of Mussulmen; and, via fact the reported States not at all entered into any conflict, or act of hostility against any Mahometan u . s . a ., that's reported by ability of the events, that no pretext bobbing up from non secular critiques, shall ever produce an interruption of the team spirit latest between the two international locations. additionally, its nicely worth pointing out that "decrease than god" wasnt extra till the 20 th century.
2016-10-14 22:50:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-14 04:40:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Most of the Founders were Deists, not Christians, and made the specific conscious decision to keep religion out of govt.
Separation of church and state has been recognized as the law of the land for over 130 years (1878), more than twice as long as the phrase "under god" has been in the pledge (1954).
2006-09-12 14:28:31 · answer #7 · answered by coragryph 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
The Declaration of Independence states that our inalienable rights (life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness) were given to us by 'Our Creator'. You decide what that means.
2006-09-12 14:33:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Well, it sure as heck wasn't founded under Confuscius, Buddha, Taoism, the Bhagadvagita, or Satan.
2006-09-12 14:51:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
the term "separation of church and state" are not anywhere in the Constitution.
see the First Amendment.
2006-09-12 14:48:47 · answer #10 · answered by arkie 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋