shove christianity down the throats of the Native Americans?
2006-10-21 16:49:26 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Because paleface speak with forked tongue. It says to form a "more" perfect union. That's the catch 22. It doesn't say that everyone has to abide by what we think under penalty of death. Jefferson, Adams, Franklin and the others probably had the best intentions of the Europeans at heart. I doubt that they even gave any consideration to the Native Americans when they drew up that article. I don't think that they could have even imagined at that time that the entire continent would have been so populated as to shove the American Indians completely off the map. That line of thought didn't manifest itself until the early 1800's. The real purveyors of Christianity came from educators. In those days teachers were usually connected to local Churches or were religious "missionaries". Native Americans were being subjugated to bring them into the fold. ( In other words making them into someone that could be exploited for labor.) The question of religious freedom is really a moot question. In the end we have all the freedom that a person could ask for. ( As long as you don't ask for any.) It's all about power and domination mudcat...... That's the simplest way I can put it.
2006-10-21 17:20:34 · answer #1 · answered by southwind 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one can "force" Christ down anyone's throat. Missionaries have always gone out to other people groups to spread the gospel but that doesn't mean any of the people believed in what they were saying. And how do you know that the Native Americans were worse off afterwards?
Some of the missionaries were less loving and compassionate in their approach but that is human frailty not the teaching of the Gospel. God said to spread "The Good News" not subjugate people wholesale.
While not all the founding fathers were believers they all understood the importance of religion and faith as a pillar of a sound, strong, compassionate, and thriving government. Studies of societies have shown that a loss of faith has led to a loss of freedom and the eventual destruction of the society. Don't think that this one will escape that fate if we lose our faith as you seem to wish.
2006-10-22 00:06:06 · answer #2 · answered by Ellen J 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
some of the FF certainly had no problem grabbing Indian land, but they generally weren't the ones using the pretext of religion to do that - there were plenty of others.
The FF were generally Deists - believing in a transcendent, intellectualized god (although they favored protestantism in general). they were more concerned with Salem-type theocracies, and given the Pat Robertsons and Jerry Falwells, we're all lucky they did.
2006-10-21 23:58:45 · answer #3 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On June 12, 1779, President Washington stated to the Delaware Indian Chiefs, “You do well to wish to learn our arts and ways of life, and above all, the religion of Jesus Christ…Congress will do everything they can to assist you in this wise intention.”
They didn't shove Christianity down their throats...not did they do that to the rest of America....I ask you, is endorsement of religion the same as enforcement of religion?
2006-10-22 00:01:04 · answer #4 · answered by whitehorse456 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Most of the founding Fathers wernt Christian...Thomas Jefferson had his own Bible that he took out the parts of Christ being a Messiah Figure.
2006-10-21 23:53:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
We call it politics and the fat greedy white man thinking that he can play god. I really don't believe it was our FOUNDING fathers themselves, but the people put in charge of putting it in place. Also most of the founding fathers were of a secret society, besides being masons. My great, great, great grandfather singed the constitution and he was the only one who was of clergy out of them all. John Witherspoon.
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2006-10-22 00:05:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don't know. Why did the Native Americans war with each other and completely destroy the Illini peoples? Human nature.
2006-10-21 23:52:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I would check your facts if I was you.
But I do love the fact that a land that was inspired, that was based on religious freedoms has since condomed pray and the worship of Diety inside of its schools.
2006-10-22 00:16:37 · answer #8 · answered by kcyesye 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The vast majority of the founding fathers weren't Christian.
2006-10-21 23:51:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The founding fathers didn't do that, the pilgrims did.
2006-10-21 23:52:14 · answer #10 · answered by AuroraDawn 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋