What will the U.S. government choose as the accepted religion for America?

Question

Since politics and religion are joined together in our current government, will religious freedom be eliminated? Will we see the same struggle as Irelands Protestants and Catholics? Will the effort to free countries that are supressed, result in choosing the people's religion that live there? Is it wrong, and should it be made illegal; to not believe in God? In regards to Islamic fundamentalism and others, should any specific religion be made illegal to practice or believe in?

Answer 1

If Christians actually practiced Christianity, you know, that would be a tremendoud improvement. But from my life experience I know agnostics and even atheists who are more "spiritually" attuned with the teachings of Jesus than any and all "Christians" I've ever known.

Answer 2

There'll never be an "accepted" religion chosen for America because the government simply CAN'T choose a religion. To quote the First Amendment from the World Book encyclopedia...

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."

Pretty much, the first part means that the government can't tell a person what to believe, nor can it establish a national religion as that would lead to, well, telling people what they may or may not believe.

It also guarantees the freedom to speak of one's will, even if it is against the government, as well as the right for the press to question the government as that was and still is a problem in places that don't have that right in their governments.

People may also peaceably assemble, to discuss or to debate or to even peacefully protest and demand that if the government has done wrong, it fixes it or, well, new candidates will be elected that can.

Politics aren't joined together in our current government, it's just that some extremists on both sides want you to think that it is. Religious freedom won't be eliminated as it's guaranteed in the Constitution, always has been, always will be. If that precious right is somehow lost, well, I imagine we'd make Ireland's Protestant-Catholic conflict look like a tea party.

As far as helping to free suppressed nations, I would certainly hope that in promoting democracy, we let the local religions remain intact instead of converting(or deconverting) the massess because we feel the local religions would hinder democracy. We didn't have anybody step into the Revolutionary War or Civil War here and tell us how to fight and how to make our own government, so what gives us the right to do the same to other nations now? Give them aid, and let them decide on their own path.

It's not wrong to not believe in God as we're all born atheists to begin with. If any one of us were born, and never heard a single word about God or Christ or any religion at all, we'd never believe any of it. We only believe because that is what we learn as we grow up. It's not automatic.

And I would certainly hope that it's never be made illegal to not believe. After all, if atheism becomes illegal, why not make Christianity or Buddhism or Wicca illegal? Fair's fair, after all. If you can't see a reason for your religion to be made illegal, then there's no reason for atheism to be illegal either.

To answer your final question, no, absolutely not. No religion, belief, or non-belief should be made illegal to practice or believe in. That is called "thought crime", and thoughts are impossible to police without being able to read a person's mind during each second of their life. You can't make a person not believe. Sure, you can force someone to church, but you can't make them truly believe, just like you can force a horse to walk to the river, but if he's not thirsty, you can't make him drink.

Answer 3

The US government will not choose an accepted religion for America, only a dictator that trashes the Constitution, eliminates the Bill of Rights, and forces the people to join one special religion can make that choice. And if that happened the United States would be thrown into a state of civil war that would make the crap in Iraq look like child's play.

Answer 4

The official religion of all governments has always been, and is always Money! That is the measure of power. It buys power, and the weapons, army, navy air force, and sciences, of power.

Any hopes of some kind of philosophical moment where the powers in government get some kind of 'humanity gene', or 'Charitable complex', are totally fruitless.

Two years after Katrina, the Gulf Coast residents, and their children are still living in tents, in parking lots, while over 95% of Iraq now has power, water, transportaion, schools, and hospitals, actually more than ever before, while the murders and other crimes in California exceed the killings and crimes in Iraq, each month!

In Biloxi, Mississippi, 5,000 school kids live in tents with their siblings and parents, and got one toy each, last Christmas. It is Giligans Island, without the Professor, or humor, or chances of rescue, for another 5 to 10 years!

They have one hot meal each day, and enough bottled water shipped in by charity organizations, so they don't die of thirst.

The Gulf Coast is Bangladesh, Darfur, and Ethopia, all rolled into one Godforsaken misery of Americans!

SHAME ON YOU, AMERICA! SHAME ON YOU, John and Jane Doe, reading this in your cozy house, after a nice meal!

I guess the votes shifted elsewhere, so Washington isn't spending any money to help folks there. Not real money... except in NO, where much is diverted by crooked political machinery.

Those folks lost EVERYTHING, including a vehicle to get them out to where they can start over!

Answer 5

The First Amendment to the Constitution says "Congress shall pass no law establishing a state religion, nor prohibiting the free exercise thereof." That being said, bear in mind (1) Our country was founded by people who believed in God and His Son Jesus Christ, and (2) The majority of Americans still profess a Christian faith. There will be no "accepted" religion for the U.S., but the attempts to remove all mention of God and Jesus Christ from our schools, our halls of justice, and our government all need to be snuffed out. This is still a country of majority rule, and since the majority are Christians, it's time to reinstate the Pledge of Allegiance and to guarantee the right to prayer in school.

Answer 6

I say we need to revisit the primary founding documents of this country - Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. Religion is NOT the basis of the US, and the problems with incorporating more religious views into it are becoming more and more apparent. It's time we pushed the pendulum the other way.

Besides, Christianity does not make up the majority of American's faith - it's fundamentalist sect just screams the loudest!

Answer 7

Gary Colemanism

Answer 8

When you mix religion and government it's bad news for everyone. Truly religious people are ones who are private about their beliefs and don't judge others and force themselves down the throat of others.

Answer 9

Lemme see...

"In God we Trust!"

"One Nation under God!"

"God bless America!"

But, no, we will not see the Irish problem here.

With regard to [not "In regards "...] Islamic Fundamentalism, please note I'm not saying Islam per se, should be disallowed in all Countries, because they are violent and murderous.

Hope this helps you.

Answer 10

My dear those are the stepping stones in which America was built and is what kept this country strong for many years. I think the more we take GOD our of our country the more we will slide downhill. According to the Bible there will be a time where you will have to die for believing and I think we will see it in our time.