The First Amendment to the Constitution states:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof...
The Treaty of Tripoli states:
"As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion; "
Or, you could listen to one of your own who states the fact in this interview exert:
David Frost: Say is this still a Christian Country?
Billy Graham: No! We're not a Christian Country. We've never been a Christian Country. We're a secular Country, by our constitution. In which Christians live and which many Christians have a voice. But we're not a Christian Country.
2006-12-26 07:21:40 · 28 answers · asked by Kalia 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You have to admit there are more Christians in this country than any other religion/belief system, including atheist.
And we have a democratic system, meaning majority rules.
Majority rules...
Christians are the majority...
Christians rule. Get used to it. I wish it wasn't this way, but you can wish in one hand......
2006-12-26 07:30:35 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Billy Graham. I don't agree with the Treaty of Tripoli, I've never heard of it before, but that one sentence doesn't jive with what I have read.
I believe that Christians were among the founding fathers, they used Biblical principles in writing the Constitution, I believe that Christians were a big group that came here seeking freedom. I think Christianity has been a majority religion in the past, but I do not think that it is today. I base that statement on the fact that when I go to work or school, I meet very few people who are Christians. Most are athiests of some sort. Secular humanism is the main religion of this country today. IMO
2006-12-26 07:28:15 · answer #2 · answered by BaseballGrrl 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are several reason why some people feel this to be true. First, you have the Bible thumper who think that God has blessed our country and only our country based on Biblical scripture. The next group feels the US is a Christian nation because from the beginning and to this day, this country is predominantly a Christian nation. By Christian I mean that the majority of people view themselves as Christians, even if they never read the Bible or stepped into a church. Lastly, there are people who believe that because the vast majority of our founding fathers were devout Christians, they believe they "set-up" this country to be a Christian country. On a side note, a country can be secular, but still view itself as a Christian country. That's the case now. The US is secular and has religious freedoms (for the moment anyway), but the majority (a bad word) view themselves as Christians.Hope this helps.
2006-12-26 07:32:09 · answer #3 · answered by [><] Rebel 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It is definitely a Christian culture and whatever we do internationally is thought of as a product of the Christian culture, i.e. Iraq. Just as Germany is a Christian culture and produced a people who allowed a maniac to control them. Ethical people speak up for others in the face of atrocities just as many people are doing today for the people in Darfur. Will we let another genocide take place without speaking out? Not on our watch!!!
http://www.savedarfur.org/content
Carpanone Kid asks a great question. With the history of the Christian church, who could feel safe in a country created for Christians?
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2006-12-26 07:30:12 · answer #4 · answered by Hatikvah 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The founding document of the US "the Law" is based on Jewish and Christian standards.... but the US is not a Christian Nation...however. The attacks against the moral fondation of The US will lead to it's fall if they are not defended by every legal resident. Citizen and immigrant alike...if you do not want to live under this system Get The Hell OUT.... there are millions who want to and can not get here because of so many illegal criminals entering...many not intending to live by US standards...and working to destroy this country....this aplys to most of the "western" nations.... The attacks against their moral standards are just as real and fromthe same sources... and most of the other "western"nations are further along on their fall.
2006-12-26 07:30:42 · answer #5 · answered by idahomike2 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Billy Graham. We have never been a Christian nation.
But we have a Constitution which was written to allow Christianity to be freely exercised along with all relgions. And it was freely exercised with expressions about God in regular services, statues and plaques in all Federal Buildings .
But in today's world, we are told that we may NO LONGER express our religion in this way. In violation of the Constitutional Amendment, laws ARE being made to prohibit a former free exercise of our faith.
2006-12-26 07:29:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
In a way America is and in a way America isnt.......
you have to admit and understand that Christianity is the dominant religion in this country. There are more Christians in America than other religions.
Its no different than a muslim country like Jordan for instance. Wouldnt you agree since the majority of the people in Jordan are muslim its a muslim country? Doesnt mean everyone there is muslim, but it is a muslim country.
The difference being is that the American government does not consider Christianity its chosen religion and we are not forced to become christian, as in many muslim countries you are forced to become muslim.
2006-12-26 07:28:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
constitution wasn't written by christians. The founding fathers openly and blatantly mocked the christian religion. Thomas jefferson once said : "Christianity is the most perverted system that ever shone on man." And i agree that christianity has become a perverted and even bigotted system. They speak of freedom of religion and then say things like Wicca isn't a religion. (the president GW Bush said that)
2006-12-26 07:29:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Gee, I don't know... maybe it's that giant tree at the nation's capital or the fact that people are made to swear an oath on the bible when they testify in court or the scary fact that the majority of people in the country are Christian (shudder), or the fact that some places have actually gone stupid and included "intelligent design" in science curriculum... there are many scary things that indicate that there is a fundamentalist movement taking over my free life.
2006-12-26 07:26:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
well i guess because most of the population consists christians and other religions arent really seen the same way as christianity there. saying that its a secular country is just for namesake if it really was secular other religions wont be looked upon differently.
2006-12-26 16:49:49 · answer #10 · answered by indianprincess 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋