In another question, part of one of the answers was this:
"You have to remember when the country was first established it was a Christian country. Hence the "God bless America" printed in the money and the "One nation under God" in the pledge."
Is this actually being taught in public schools?
If so, this is a very sad state of affairs, and I'm VERY worried about the education American children are getting.
I've given the facts on this kind of thing before - anyone else want to correct this person's misinformation? The Departmentof the Treasury has a very interesting article about the motto on our money, btw. (HINT: It's NOT "God bless America", hunny)
2006-12-19 10:00:36 · 16 answers · asked by Praise Singer 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Er. Folks, I was quoting someone else above. sorry if that wasn't clear.
*I* certainly know that it isn't "God bless America" on our money, and I also know when and why "Under God" was added to the Pledge. What worries me is how someone could get through our educational system and still believe what was quoted above.
2006-12-19 10:39:24 · update #1
This question was a reaction to an answer from "Aryn" on this question:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aj83ygM0w0E.vchxvbevGS8jzKIX?qid=20061219142157AAIOy9f
2006-12-19 10:52:25 · update #2
This country was a Colony established by decree of the King of England, who happened to be somewhat religion and even had the Bible re-written.
The people coming here were coming here largely to escape religious persecution from the Anglican (Church of England) and Catholic factions in England.
They wanted to come to a new land, set up a new area parcelled off for them and their beliefs away from those who would persecute them
Most of them believed in "the" God or had to becasue it was politically fashionable (we often them them diests).
In God We Trust didn't appear until the 1800s or so.
Under God wasn't in the pledge until the 1950s
The Constitution specifically says NO person shall be required to take an oath to any religion or diety as a requirement for taking Federal office.
2006-12-19 12:19:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
While it's true that this nation wasn't 100% Christian in it's origin, it was much more open to Christianity and Christian principles than today. Even the deism that characterized many of the founders, was heavily influenced by Christianity. It was standard for the bible to be one of the texts in pubic schools until the 1930's. So while it may not have been a fully Christian nation, Christianity did play a much more significant role in this nation's early history. That is undeniable.
I don't ever want the government to enforce religion, even my religion. I would however, love an environment where Christianity would be allowed to play an equivalent role as it did in this nation's origin. I don't ask for anything more, but shouldn't have to settle for anything less.
2006-12-19 10:35:18 · answer #2 · answered by sickblade 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, this is not being taught in schools. Teachers are so afraid of even alluding to religion that they constantly question what they say. They cannot wear any religious jewelry and probably at some time will be banned for going to church because some student might see them going into the building.
The closest thing to any of this that can be "taught" is that part of the reason for leaving England was to escape religious persecution (our forefathers would croak if they came on YA and saw the religious persecution here).
GOD BLESS YOU
2006-12-19 10:08:02 · answer #3 · answered by Dust in the Wind 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
God Bless America is not printed on money, it says "in God we trust" and it was added to the money in the 50's - Why? Because we used to back up our money with Gold, and we had faith in it.
When we went off the Gold standard, they put "in God we trust" , and using "God" generically - God could be Allah, etc.... It only meant that now that we aren't backing up with Gold, our faith in the economy was to come from whatever entity you might call God. There was no conspiracy to print God on money to piss anybody off. But, of course, we live in the "United States of the Offended". But you realize, of course, that the founding fathers were in fact all christians, they prayed, they went to church, and they even wrote articles and papers about Christianity and God all the time. These writings are available in history books, they are no secret. They prayed before court hearings, too. And, quess what - regardless of what someone may have told you, most of our courtrooms in this Country today begin with prayer;
I just heard on CNN that the percentage of Christians in the USA is now 91-point-something percent. Thats the majority, friend.
This is a nation by the people, for the people. Everybody can boo hoo all they want saying they are offended, boo hoo, but ya know what? They can boo hoo all they want unless and until they attempt to interfere with Christian people worshipping their God - at 91%, quess what - we ARE a nation under God, like it or lump it.
2006-12-19 10:24:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Just because our currency has God bless America on it is not proof that this was a Christian nation. God is a very inclusive word for many various faiths.
2006-12-19 10:05:12 · answer #5 · answered by Turnhog 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
uhhh actually u need to re-read history. this country was NOT founded on christianity. it was founed on FREE RELIGION. people came here to escape religious persecution, while others (namely missionaries) came here to opress the native americans into believing in their god.
many of the founding fathers were actually freemason NOT christian.
why do u guys insist on telling this lie all the time. this is not a christian country and never was.
2006-12-19 10:06:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When has this country EVER been a Christian country?
And the "in God we trust"...does this person not notice the masonic symbols on the dollar bill?
2006-12-19 10:04:51 · answer #7 · answered by Myaloo 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is very important for Christians that we have "In God we trust" on the money. Because our Lord Jesus loved currency more than anything else.
2006-12-19 10:04:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Our forefathers were mostly Deists. They believed in a concept of G-d----------------but they were not Christians.
This is not a Christian country. Please drop it. One person asks such a question today, the alot of others ask the same type of question. Anyone have any original ideas and questions?
2006-12-19 10:55:07 · answer #9 · answered by Shossi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it was the founding fathers who were christian, but they gave the rest of America the freedom to believe what they want, and I don't think that it is being taught in America today.
and it was: in god we trust.
2006-12-19 10:05:31 · answer #10 · answered by apple 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋