Can a true American Christian consider Atheists as citizens?

Answer 1

I don't think it's up to you to judge me!

Answer 2

Should being an American have anything to do with being a Christian? How is an American Christian different from a Chinese Christian or an English Christian?

One's religion has no bearing on one's citizenship in the United States of America. Therefore, it does not matter if a Christian considers an Atheist a citizen. The Christian has no say in the matter?

Answer 3

Two main flaws in your question.

#1. You never specify what they are supposed to be considered a citizen of. By definition, everyone is a citizen of somewhere, so the answer must be "Yes, they are citizens of somewhere."

#2. There are no such things as true American Christians. True Christians believe that Christ comes before anything else, and true Americans believe that America comes before anything else. These concepts are incompatible.

Answer 4

Yes, definitely
It doesn't matter if religious beliefs are different, a true christian will look at an atheist citizen the same way as a christian or Jewish citizen
Citizenship is political, the faith of a true christian has nothing to do with politics

Answer 5

Seeing as how the United States is constitutionally barred from endorsing a specific religion, and this is not a "christian" state, whether or not a "true" american (I notice you didn't use United States citizen, because just about anyone who was born in the Western hemisphere is american) christian considers atheists as citizens is a moot point.

Answer 6

Certainly. He might wish they would "see the light," but he would still consider them Americans.

America's entire history has been built around tolerance. There has been a lot of confusion about what "tolerance" means, which may be where this question comes from. Tolerance is not approval--it's the ability to *put up with* things you don't agree with. You can think that atheist is wrong without thinking he should be run out of town.

Of course, the atheist has to put up with you, too. And that often means putting up with community standards that offend the purity of his atheism.

And American ethics were not formed in a vacuum--they are Judeo-Christian in origin, and he will have to take that into account. (Just as an obvious example--a society based on Hindu ethics would presumably require people to respect caste distinctions. Anyone who didn't wouldn't be in much of a position to complain when his neighbors showed their disapproval, just as Hindus in the U.S. are expected to pay at least lip service to universal equality...)

So how many pages is the answer supposed to cover? :-)

Answer 7

Freedom of religion has been a bit off key from what the founders thought they were saying. But today, ones belief or non-belief has nothing to do with citizenship.
Don't know what you are getting at, but if I could choose which religions could be allowed, I'd rather keep an atheist than some of the perverted "religions" that people dream up.
Atheists are harmless. Devil worshipers, wicca...scary how much pain they can cause.

Answer 8

Who exactly are you to decide that belief in a God should be a requirement for citizenship? How many times do Christian nimrods have to be reminded that the First Amendment guarantees that these pious blowhards don't have the right to make belief in Christianity (or any other faith) compulsory? Get off your high horse.

Answer 9

Yes, because an Athiest who lives in the US, is still a citzen of the country, as long as they are born here in the US, or became a citizen through the imigration the legal way.

Answer 10

Yes as well as other non-christians. Can we be non-violent. I remember before 9/11 when that was true. And is still true except when they want to change our constitution. They want to change somebody elses citizen status.

Answer 11

Since the country was founded by Deists, its just as legitimate to ask if christians can be considered citizens.