I mean come on. We get 1000 words here. Im not going to write you a history book. Even if I did, it's not possible to write down everything that has ever happened. I am simply sharring my biased view of History as you are sharring yours. Theres no such thing has a non-biased view of history because mere factual selection is inherently biased.
Please don't insult people's intelligence without merrit. I bet a lot of people don't realize that Columbus didn't discover that the earth was round. In fact, it was a well known fact. The curvature of the Earth is an easy thing to test with the simplests of instruments and/or observations. Simply watch a ship rise up and over the horizon and you'll see how the Earth curves. People aren't as stupid as you might think.
Anyways, the fact remains. This country was formed and based on Christian values and doctrines and we can see the influence all the way into today. Doesn't matter what a hanful of men might have believed at the time.
2006-10-23 08:08:39 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Ever hear of the treaty of Tripoli? It has an interesting line in it.
"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 tranquillity, of Mussulmen; and, as the said States never entered into any war, or act of hostility against any Mahometan 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."
Not saying anything about you not knowing history, it is pretty obscure, after all. If it wasn't of special interest to me I wouldn't know it either, I'm sure. But it does seem to refute this "fact" that you insist remains. No, the "fact" does not remain. If the founders of this country don't matter in regards to what this country was founded on, then please explain, what does?
2006-10-23 08:27:43 · answer #1 · answered by The Resurrectionist 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agreed with you. There is no way you could argue that the USA of, what, even 40 years ago was not a christian country. I can see that and I've never been within 3000 miles of it.
As I said earlier, christian values, but with church separated from state.
2006-10-23 08:13:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
though it did pull from christian beliefs, it pulled from others as well. christians arent the ony ones with morals you know. this country was more founded as an escape from religious oppression/persecution. if it was founded under christianity there would be no tolerance for other religions (as we know how christians throughout history have tolerated other religions - slaughtering those who dont believe?) and actually there were quite a few "founding fathers" who were free-mason not christian.
2006-10-23 08:17:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋