If we are not Christian nation, what are we in America?

Question

What religion supercedes?

Answer 1

Whether everyone knows it or not, we are one nation under God. And there is only one God. Doesn't really matter how many people don't believe that....we are here, and are kept, by His grace.

Answer 2

It depends on what you mean by "christian nation" if you mean a naiton made up (mostly) of christians, than yes. If you mean a naiton ruled or founded on christian principles then absolutly not.
We are a constiutional democratic republic ( meaning simply that we elect representatives to govern us, but their powers are limited by the consitution.) Democracy comes from the greeks though we pracitice it in the republican fashion of rome, the limitations on the powers of the government come from such things as the magna carta and the works of John Locke.
The separation of church and state comes from the desire of each state not to have the religion of another thrust upon them ( the quakers of pensylvania not wanting to have the baptists of the south tell them who to worship and vice versa).
It was to protect the freedom of religion of each that the seperation of church and state was adopted ( even if those words were not used). The only way all christians ( and everyone else) can be free to worship as they choose is if the government is secular.
To make this explicit the treaty with tripoli ( 1778) said ...the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion.... ( artical 11) And incase you are wondering of the legal effect of a treaty, it is the law of the land, equal to an act of congress and subordinate only to the constiuiton.
No religion supercedes, we are a secular nation so as to protect your right to worship as you wish.

Answer 3

In America, there is no prevailing religion. The law is law. American law is built upon "kings English and Christian bible"... therefore, that's the statute of United States laws.

There is something called separation of Church and State, which negates any intervening of religion on our laws. Which means it's logic and philosophy (intertwined with religion - based on bible) so there you have it!

Not bad, not good, just law and the way we implement it in the United States....

Everyone is welcome, but we interpret our laws according to the "Bible" and the "First Fathers" who founded the nation.

There fore... that's the way it goes here.

The religion that supercedes is the one the nation was founded on.

1776 dammit... Go read about that....

And if it's not comfortable for you, then ... there are places in the world where you can live, and I suggest you find a comfortable place to live because life is too short.

Cheers!

Answer 4

A republic of the aristocrasy and no religion supercedes .

Answer 5

We are a nation with freedom of religion. We have the freedom to practice the religion (or none) of our choice.

The United States Constitution serves as the law of the land for America and indicates the intent of our Founding Fathers. The Constitution forms a secular document, and nowhere does it appeal to God, Christianity, Jesus, or any supreme being. The U.S. government derives from people (not God), as it clearly states in the preamble: "We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union...." The omission of God in the Constitution did not come out of forgetfulness, but rather out of the Founding Fathers purposeful intentions to keep government separate from religion.

Answer 6

The US Constitution ensures freedom of religion, NOT freedom to pick which "brand" of Christian we want to be. The country was founded by people who wanted religious freedom. I truly believe our founding fathers would be appalled at the way the current president combines religious beliefs and political policy, at the way our country seems to be doing that in general.
I don't think we need to define ourselves as Americans with any one religion. We need to start looking more at the thing we have in common instead of focusing on the differences and things that divide us.

Answer 7

The vast majority of people in America who call themselves Christians simply are not. They are just people who go to church once a week (if that) in a vain attempt to save themselves from hell. They quote the old testament while ignoring everything that Jesus said in an attempt to fuel their own agenda. If our country was truly 85% Christian like it supposedly is, then at least 85% of the country would have been against our current war when it was first proposed.

Answer 8

None. There is, in a sense, a Judaeo-Christian tradition, but has nothing to do with government. I have nothing against religion but am tired of fundamentalism and politics mixed together.

Answer 9

None. However, the Constitution forbids the country to declare a national religion. And the country was not founded upon Judeo-Christian principles. The founding fathers were deists many of whom in private letters admitted to being atheists.

Answer 10

The predominate religion in America is Christianity. We are NOT, however, a Christian nation. We were not founded and have never been a Christian nation!

Answer 11

We are a nation that was established on Judeo-Christian principles, but allowing for religious freedom. The majority of Americans claim to be Christian - but of those, not all are practicing their religion and some claim to be Christian, such as Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses, but the mainstream Christian Church disavows this.