2007-02-09 16:08:38 · 15 answers · asked by readwriteerror 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No. People do.
2007-02-09 16:10:12 · answer #1 · answered by Omni D 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
People have long seen fundamentalist Christianity as a threat in the U.S. For the most part, Christianity fits comfortably with the U.S. Constitution, although certain aspects of the constitution conflict with the moral codes in the Bible, if those codes are taken literally. For example, freedom of religion (the first amendment) seems to conflict with the first commandment, which says "Thou shalt not have any other Gods before me." A strict interpretation of the OT also can be used to justify slavery, which was outlawed by the 13th amendment. I don't know if Christianity has been seen as an enemy of secular policy often, but I can think of a couple of historical cases where fundamentalist Christians have attempted to subvert secularism through legislation. The Scopes monkey trial is one example. Another is a law that Lincoln struck down which endorsed Christianity as the true path to God. I think that even the founding fathers saw Christianity as a potential threat to secular policy, which is why they explicitly included the freedom of religion clause in the first amendment. Back then, Christianity was an even larger majority than it is now, and I think the founding father were afraid that with such a majority it would be easy for Christians to enact certain Biblical laws unless the Constitution expressly forbade it.
2016-05-24 20:41:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a different idea than mine and you implement it. Does than make you devisive, that is if you live in a free society. If you don't live in a free society than any idea that you have is devisive if it is different than the country you are in. Is christianity divisive - NO. It brings freedom to the person who experiences it. Ask any former muslim.
2007-02-09 16:16:44 · answer #3 · answered by rapturefuture 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, Christianity exhorts you to love your neighbor; man's tendency not to do so is what makes a divisive society.
2007-02-09 16:14:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any revealed religion that holds itself as the "one true way" to god does, by definition, create division. In fact, that's actually the point of such religions. To "divide the wheat from the chaff", Us vs Them.
2007-02-09 16:14:38 · answer #5 · answered by Samurai Jack 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
are there denominations within the Christian faith that would explain that?
then again, if you read this rag called the Bible, which I have, didn't Jesus get accused of casting out demons into pigs and being said that he was the leader of demons to which his reply was, a kingdom divided against itself cannot stand...
yeah
2007-02-09 16:12:16 · answer #6 · answered by groundpole 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As practiced in the United States,yes,it does.The American Protestant version of Christianity is bigoted,judgmental and too involved in politics.
2007-02-09 16:14:39 · answer #7 · answered by Zapatta McFrench 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It does yes but it wants you and every one else to be with them in unity,
as for what rules are right? thats where people get confused, who can be shure? alot of people have put their own spin on it to make themselfs feel better or better that another.
2007-02-09 16:12:46 · answer #8 · answered by DaFinger 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe so, at least with denominations. I'm a Christian who doesn't believe in denominations because I believe that denominations devide the church. Paul believed this also, so I'm sticking with it.
2007-02-09 16:10:55 · answer #9 · answered by Spencer L 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
not by itself....throw in all the other monotheistic fairy tale religions in there too..and blammo eternal world conflict. YAY!
2007-02-09 16:11:37 · answer #10 · answered by teeyodi 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋