America is a christian nation???

Question

Do you really believe that???

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The Treaty of Tripoli
(signed by our founding fathers)

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."

Azrael: Yes i remember saying that :) thanks for pointing it out, i never would have guessed :)

Answer 1

America is a nation populated mainly by Christians.

Huge difference.

Answer 2

Does the pope wear a pointed hat? Yes America is a christian nation. The first people to come to this nation made a covenat with the God of Aberham, Issac and Jocob. Every building in DC has Scripture carved on there walls. The founding father of the nation 95 percent christians. This nation taught the bible as a preschool reader for 200 years plus or minus. The first Americans taught the slaves and the indians the Christian faith. The government once even paid christian missionaries. This nation is on a direct path of destruction if it does not return to God.
In the last 50 years this nation had made great errors. It is not wise to disobey God.

Answer 3

I think there are more people willing to say they are christians then those who are not christain.Even in today's society there are other forms of religions they don't get spoke of to avoid a conflict and very few of the other relgions even get recognitions as being a religion.
So in a sense what you are saying is correct but there are lots of judges lawyers etc who are not christians who are pagan or something else.Lots of people who prefer to not stand out in a crowd I know because I go to an alternative church where there are people there of many different backgrounds as far as what they do for a living.Many of which outside of our church would not want anyone to know that practice this form of religon.I go to a Pagan church.

Answer 4

There is actually a large body of evidence publicly available to support the position that the article of the “Treaty of Tripoli” which you posted is not to be found in the original treaty at all, but only in a mistranslation from the Arabic made in 1930. In any case, your proposition is a canard since no one who signed the treaty in question (whatever its wording) was a “founding father” except President Adams. Indeed your very phrasing belies almost total ignorance of the workings of the U.S. Senate (in 1789 or today). The truth is that if we take the writings of the actual Founding Fathers, we will find that at least they believed they were founding a Christian nation:

George Washington: “What students would learn in American schools above all is the religion of Jesus Christ.”

John Handcock: “We Recognize No Sovereign but God, and no King but Jesus!”

John Jay (first Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court): “Providence has given to our people the choice of their rulers, and it is the duty, as well as the privilege and interest of our Christian nation to select and prefer Christians for their rulers.”

Alexander Hamilton: “Two things which make America great: (1) Christianity (2) a Constitution formed under Christianity.”

Patrick Henry: “It cannot be emphasized too clearly and too often that this nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians; not on religion, but on the gospel of Jesus Christ. For this very reason, peoples of other faiths have been afforded asylum, prosperity, and freedom of worship here.”

John Adams (before signing the bill creating Independence Day as National Holiday): “The general principles upon which the Fathers achieved independence were the general principals of Christianity… [July 4th] ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty.”

Benjamin Franklin's plan of education for public schools in Pennsylvania insisted that schools teach "the excellency of the Christian religion above all others, ancient or modern."

Answer 5

A lot of Americans say their Christian because the census forms don't have a category in Religion for 'Um, I dunno...'.

If the Christian Spirit shown by all but a minority of American Christians here in R&S is anything to go by then the statement that America is a Christian country is about as laughable as saying the Taliban are a broad minded and reasonable people.

Or, in essence, if Americans were truly Christian, then this board would be flooded with questions about how everyone feels about the masses of people who have died in Iraq.
Or is it that they're not Christian, so they don't count?

Are we all Children of God, or are some animals more equal than others?

Truly glad not to be counted amongst their number, truly glad not to have the (Chri)stain on me.

Answer 6

America started out as a Christian Nation, but now there are only 79% of Americans that profess to be Christian. I see Christianity as more of a commitment than just saying that you are one. So no I don't believe that it is. But it started out as one. I hate that fact that it is not one now. Ever since prayer was taken out of our schools our ACT and SAT scores have gone down more and more each year, our debt has gone up and up and our problems have multiplied. When will people wake up?

Answer 7

The United States is a nation with a large Christian majority.

It is not a Christian nation because Christianity plays no formal part of the government.

An example of a Christian nation would be England because it has an official church.

Answer 8

The U.S. Constitution is a secular document. It begins, "We the people," and contains no mention of "God" or "Christianity." Its only references to religion are exclusionary, such as, "no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust" (Art. VI), and "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof" (First Amendment). The presidential oath of office, the only oath detailed in the Constitution, does not contain the phrase "so help me God" or any requirement to swear on a bible (Art. II, Sec. 1, Clause 8).

As our Constitution does not state we are a theocracy, we are not a Christian nation.

Answer 9

OH yes, This country is dictated by mostly Christian beliefs.
No Stem Cell research and such.

AND, most of the people here ARE of the Christian belief... thus the majority rule and THUS... a Christian nation.

Answer 10

Lots of Americans claim to be christians but from what I can deduce, George Bush and all those evil right wing god botherers, praising the Lord at every opportunity, are actually very evil people masquerading as christians, they should be ashamed of themselves as I'm sure God does not approve of the bigotry and hatred that they practice. I was brought up in a christian family with christian values, americans don't seem to know the meaning of christianity

Answer 11

If by "christian nation" you mean that the majority religion is christian, then yes. If you mean that christian principles are followed by its government, you've got to be kidding!!
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