Was the U.S. founded as Christian nation.?

Question

See The Treaty Of Tripoli - 1805

Article 11 was undeniably a part of the treaty as approved by President John Adams and Secretary of State Timothy Pickering and ratified by the Senate.

Article 11, reads:

"As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion; as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion, or tranquillity, of Mussulmen; and, as the said States never entered into any war, or act of hostility against any Mahometan nation, it is declared by the parties, that no pretext arising from religious opinions, shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries."

Sometimes when I see by some of the answers here, some people need to be reminded of this.

Thanks all!

Answer 1

no, it was not founded as a christian nation.

period.

a main piece of our founding was the Freedom of Religion, the freedom to worship whatever one wishes to worship, or nothing at all. our very constitution requires that we NOT be a christian nation.

in fact, look at the primary documents used to found the US:
The Declaration of Independence
The Bill of Rights
The US Constitution
Articles of Confederation

You will find NONE of the following words in them ANYWHERE: christianity, jesus, bible, christ.

They appear NOWHERE in ANY of the PRIMARY DOCUMENTS written to establish the founding of our country.

Hardly a christian nation if we don't mention any of those words in the documents we used to Establish the Country...especially since our Founders weren't bashful about making making their values well known and the basis for the foundation of the country well known.

Answer 2

The Declaration of Independence was an act of the Second Continental Congress, adopted on July 4, 1776, which declared that the Thirteen Colonies were independent of Great Britain. The Declaration, written chiefly by Thomas Jefferson, explained the justifications for breaking away, and was an expansion of the Lee Resolution (passed by Congress on July 2), which first proclaimed independence. Abraham Lincoln most succinctly explained the central importance of the Declaration to American history in his Gettysburg Address of 1863:

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
An engrossed copy of the declaration was signed by most of the delegates on August 2 and is now on display in the National Archives in Washington, D.C. The Declaration is considered to be the founding document of the United States of America, where July 4th is celebrated as Independence Day.


A constitution is a system, often codified as a written document, that establishes the rules and principles whereby an organization or political entity is governed. In the case of countries, this term refers specifically to a national constitution defining the fundamental political principles, and establishing the structure, procedures, powers and duties, of a government. Most national constitutions also guarantee certain rights to the people. Historically, before the evolution of modern-style, codified national constitutions, the term constitution could be applied to any important law that governed the functioning of a government.

Constitutions are found in many organizations. They are found extensively in government, at supranational (e.g. United Nations Charter), national (e.g. Constitution of Japan), and sub-national or provincial (e.g. Constitution of Maryland) levels. They are found in many political groups, such as political parties and pressure groups, including trade unions (labour unions). There are many non-political groups and entities that may have constitutions of a sort such as companies and voluntary organisations.

Answer 3

Hello, Tex:

The U.S. was founded by Christians who fled persecution in Europe, but build states around their personal religion.

Unfortunately, at that time they did not understand religious freedom--previous systems in Europe expected the Government to support their church and punish heretics. There is still archaic Sunday laws on the books, and a death law in for missing church the third time.

Thomas Jefferson, a Unitarianist (God's way out there), offered a suggestion of a one-Christian religion government--it almost got him impeached. He said: "I am not against religion, just against what religion does." Thanks to him, and against much opposition, we have religious freedom--you can believe what you want.

But beware, Tex., we have forgotten the past and there are evangelicals who want to legislate Jesus as the official world religion. When you break the last-day code in Daniel 12, you will understand that troublesome times are coming.

Blessings, One-Way

Answer 4

No. i don't know what the article of tripoli is but the U.S. Constitution is the law of the land and it says nothing about CHristianity as far as I know. The pilgrims came over because of religious persecution, the problem is most everyone else that came after that came for the free land grab and better opportunities..

Answer 5

No, it was not founded as a Christian nation. That being said, it was settled and founded predominantly by Christians. The official religion of virtually every colony at the time of the constitution was CHRISTIANITY. Most states mandated that you be Christian inorder to be elected to a position of power. Most Presidents of our country have been Christian and have prayed and written of God and their faith in their official capacity. Our population is predominantly Christian. So, no, we are not a Christian nation, but Christianity predominates in our society and culture.

Answer 6

No, but you already knew that. The problem is that a majority of the people in our country wave the flag without trulty knowing what it stands for. Even if you were to show The Treaty of Tripoli to most Americans, they would deny it. Ignorance is BLISS!

Answer 7

Uh, Rockin and Pretty, the above article proves that your claim is false. Why do you keep saying that when it obviously isn't the case?

We allow all religions, or lack thereof, in this country. A nation based on religion would likely not allow others to worship as they see fit, and we do.

Answer 8

It was founded on an amalgam of Christian and Masonic principles|

This shows when the constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and other related documents are read in detail.




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Answer 9

Well, during the beginning of the US, a lot of people were christian because that's all they knew, because a lot of England was. But it's developed over time. And right now, this country should not be considered a "christian nation." Mainly because not everybody's christian.

Answer 10

"I have recently been examining all the known superstitions of the world, and do not find in our particular superstition (Christianity) one redeeming feature. They are all alike founded on fables and mythology."
--Thomas Jefferson -3rd President

"God is an essence that we know nothing of. Until this awful blasphemy is got rid of, there never will be any liberal science in the world."
--John Adams -2nd President