Is the US a christian country?

Question

Why did it go to war with Iraq? Didn't Jesus say: Blessed be the peace-keepers for theirs is the kingdom of heaven? What about his concern for the poor? Isn't the US government against the poor? Don't they pay all the taxes while corporations pay nothing? Is it hypocritical to claim you are a Christian when you deny asylum to the poor?

Religions do not cause war. People maybe manipulated into wars through religion. I am as of yet unaware of a modern religion that condones offensive warfare. Christianity condones NO warfare. Either you turn your cheek or you are not a faithful. It's that easy.

"Suicide bombers ... aren't they primarily muslim?"
They are fighting an occupation. It's called self defense. The US invaded a country that had done it no harm. That is about as opposite to Christian morality as it gets.
And Lettie, I don't know which Bible they are reading but i suggest some Mathew for the better of all of us. I may not be a faithful, but i have faith in christian morality. ( i have reservations about the old testament, i must confess)

"Ummm...corporations pay a lot more taxes than the poor."
How much did Coca Cola pay last year? How about 0. They actually got a rebate, so it turns out the government pays corporations.

"Did the US sit idly by when the tsunami hit the Indian Ocean?"
Gotcha is on a misinformation trip. Even CUba gave more aid than the US. As for aid for the poor... the US gov gives more to corporations than to the poor.

Answer 1

You have said a mouthful of truth my bother. Christianity is the largest percentage of a religious order in the US. I myself am a Christian, but they must be reading a different Bible than I am.

Answer 2

Ummm...corporations pay a lot more taxes than the poor. Also, there are many different welfare programs that help the poor. There are also many different non-welfare programs that help the poor as well.

The US has a mostly christian population, but the US is not a christian country. In the US, people can choose whatever religion they want. They cannot be forced to worship a religion or be denied worship of their religion.

Answer 3

You are on one today. First you call the US an empire because we spend millions of dollars to keep bases in countries that have asked us to be there. And now you are saying we are warmongers, are against the poort, and are hypocrits. hmmm....I don't think you will win many friends this way.

As for your questions, yes Jesus did teach to be a peace-maker, not a peace keeper, there is a difference. And Jesus did forceably kick people out of the temple twice when they were not using the temple correctly. And I am not meaning one or two people, He kicked many money handlers out.

The US spend billions of dollars on welfare programs for our poor. We ship out billions more (some from the government and some from private individuals and organizations) to help nations and individuals globally. Did the US sit idly by when the tsunami hit the Indian Ocean? Nope, we were right there offering help, supplies, and whatever we could to assist those in need.

Corporations pay plenty of taxes, they do have ways to reduce the amount but last I checked 20% of $10,000,000 is still more $2,000,000. That is a ton more than any person who makes less than $20,000 pays (usually if you make less than $20k you pay little to no taxes).

Asylum to the poor...hmmm....what poor are you speaking of? The poor who legally come into the country with passports and ask for asylum from a oppresive government or war? These people are granted asylum, if I remember correctly there were many Iraqi citizens living in the US under asylum due to Saddam Hussein. If you are meaning those who sneak into the country, make money without paying taxes, use our schools without contributing to their upkeep, use our welfare systems without contributing, and don't even try to become legal, then yes we do try to discourage this. What country in the world wants an influx of millions of people who are not legally there?

Stop being so hateful and learn the facts of why things happen.

Answer 4

Stupidity of government school economics at work in your question.


Our country was founded on Judeo-Christian ideals, however the government areligious. Look, I sit in the middle income where I pay more based on a percentage of my income then people below or above me. Corporations are not individuals. Corporations are entities with individual investors. Each investor may be a stock holder, or a 401k owner owns a portion of that company. Taxes are paid by the individual.

Denying asylum to people who are escaping the potential threat of death in their home country when they apply for citizenship and asylum and come to the US through legal channels is much different then the hordes that come across the border and compete for construction jobs, meat packing jobs that citizens can and are willing to perform.

Bless are the peace makers, man what John Lennon weed have you been smoking. We have enemies at home and abroad. I for one think rolling over and taking it up our collective butt is not OK. I do think by going to Iraq we may well have established a foothold for longterm stability in an otherwise unstable region of the globe. To me that is the role of a peacemaker. Eliminate dictators and thugs that keep people from living in freedom is my view of what a peace keeper does. You need to enable to people the achieve greatness not do it for them.

Answer 5

Is the US a christian country?

"The United States, in short, was not founded to be an officially Christian nation or to espouse any official religion."

http://www.au.org/site/PageServer?pagename=resources_brochure_christiannation

Why did it go to war with Iraq?

"In the leadup to the invasion, the U.S. and UK argued that Saddam Hussein was developing "weapons of mass destruction" and had links to al-Qaeda, and thus presented an imminent threat to his neighbors, to the U.S., and to the world community."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationale_for_the_Iraq_War

Didn't Jesus say: Blessed be the peace-keepers for theirs is the kingdom of heaven?

Yes, he did. Matthew 5:9

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5:9

What about his concern for the poor?

There are 6 results when you search under "Jesus + poor" in an on-line Bible.

http://www.biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?quicksearch=Jesus+poor

Isn't the US government against the poor?

"Rich countries spend up to 25 times as much on defence as they do on overseas aid and have increased their assistance to the poorest African states by just $US3 ($4) a head since 1990. Every country in Western Europe and North America has a bigger military budget than overseas development budget, with the biggest disparities in the US and Britain, says a United Nations human development report to be released later this year."

http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/aid-a-poor-second-to-military-spending/2005/07/06/1120329507356.html

Don't they pay all the taxes while corporations pay nothing?

"Corporate income taxes are very low relative to total income taxes collected."

http://www.eriposte.com/economy/tax/corporate_welfare.htm

Is it hypocritical to claim you are a Christian when you deny asylum to the poor?

The word "asylum" is never mentioned in the Bible. It is not Christian concept.

http://www.biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?quicksearch=asylum

Answer 6

i'm confident you've heard many Christians say that u.s. replaced into in protecting with Christian ideas by frequently Christian adult adult males ( no longer fullyyt Christian although) . that's authentic. it doesn't propose that they are claiming that all and multiple who lives below an initially Christian depending authorities is a Christian. i might want to agree that the authorities has replaced significantly, inspite of the indisputable fact that the argument that you'll take heed to is about the international locations founding and underlying political morals, no longer that's contemporary non secular state. Now, i do no longer have self belief that the U. S. structure ought to get replaced by the Bible for good the following reason; The Bible is a existence replacing e book that all and multiple might want to opt for, no longer have thrust upon them. even as the guidelines contained in the Bible are the in ordinary words valid actuality contained in the international (many might want to argue in the different case) God gave human beings the alternative to settle on Him or no longer. with regard to no matter if the Bible is actuality, actuality does no longer substitute. actuality isn't conditional. actuality is a state of being no longer a decision. issues are both authentic, or unfaithful. Many might want to argue in the different case. for instance, i might want to argue that the sky isn't blue even as I placed on pink tinted sun shades. this does no longer propose the sky is pink to me and blue to you, IT continues to be BLUE inspite of what I declare.

Answer 7

No. We are not Christian.

Our constitution and law system was based on the Bible, but it is not a Christian nation...we are a democracy, not a theocracy...sounds like someone needs to go back and take a history class.

Answer 8

You wouldn't know it by its leadership, but - YES - citizens of the U.S.A. are predominantly Christian. However, we're free to worship (or not worship) as we please.
Yes, Christians are taught to 'turn the other cheek', but in the case of our present President's administration, war-mongering and war profiteering is obviously much more important than their Christian beliefs. Our present President and Vice-President, both former oil executives, are only interested in OIL and WAR PROFITEERING, at any cost in human lives.
Corporations in America pay proportionately fewer taxes than those who would be classified as "poor" in America (many corporations pay no income tax at all, thanks to tax breaks and incentives offered them by our government's 'leadership'). The current administration has proven itself to have no interest at all in America's poor, homeless, sick, aged, disabled, hungry, underprivileged, disadvantaged, or unemployed. All it cares about is the wealthy elitist, the corporate campaign contributor, and the politically influential who keep them in power.
America, I'm sad to report, has lost its way and is no longer the world leader, the global peacekeeper, the Christian giver, the compassionate government, or the kind and generous country it once was; it has become a wicked, corrupt cesspool of selfish individuals whose avarice and gluttony knows no bounds. -RKO- 06/12/07

Answer 9

No, the USA is a secular country with Christianity as its dominant religion.
There is a huge gap between the secular and the sacred.

Answer 10

see thats the problem it isn't only Christians who live in this country....all sorts of religions do....so they don't go by the religion everyone is...they go by the president's orders or they go by the best possible way without interfering with religious beliefs