It wasn't. The very basic tenant of the US, is the rights of the individual. Our founding fathers were very clear about NOT mixing Government and Religion. Many of our fore fathers were not Christian, and even the Christian ones clearly understood the danger of religion.
Things like "In god we trust" and "under god" are very recent additions and have no place in a SECULAR government.
Take some time and read the Bill of Rights and the Constitution. There is no mention of god at all.
2007-06-23 15:23:40 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
City of Evil, did you read the rest of the question. I had to do alittle bate and switch to get the Christians to read it.
2007-06-23 15:28:51 · update #1
I see we have the Christian thumbs down fairy.
2007-06-23 15:39:01 · update #2
Mike, Do some independant reading about our fore fathers.
Does the phrase "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness" sound biblical to you
2007-06-23 15:44:28 · update #3
Not to mention the Treaty of Tripoli, which very specifically states that the government of the United States is not founded upon the principles of Christianity.
2007-06-23 15:26:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 4⤋
Yes, that is very true. Although many Christians came to America in search of religious and political freedom, nowhere is there any recording of Christianity being the foundation of this country. However, many (I’m not saying “all”, but many) documents, laws, and declarations, that have been established in times past, were directly influenced by the principles of Christianity.
2007-06-23 22:44:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The very FIRST Amendment encourages the violation of at least two Commandments. Clearly, the U.S. was NOT founded on Christianity.
2007-06-23 22:39:55 · answer #3 · answered by gelfling 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Did you get this information from a public school government teaher? Most likely the information originated in a classroom. I don't know how you can say many of our forefathers weren't Christians unless you haven't done your own research. I know a government teacher at our local high-school, and even though he knows there is no doubt whatsoever that out country was founded on the Bible, he's not allowed to say that. So basically, the vast majority of people are being falsely educated in the area of religion and government. I have read the constitution, I know there is no mention of God. But it is still founded on Biblical principles. Some may argue that it's just because the Bible preaches common sense. But our forefathers were still heavily influenced by the Bible and their faith. And, in case you didn't know, the declaration of independence most certainly DOES mention a creator. But really, what's the point of this question? I'm not going to change your mind, you're not going to change mine, so why bother? Although I'll admit it feels good to get stuff like this off your chest.
2007-06-23 22:31:58 · answer #4 · answered by Mike 3 · 0⤊ 6⤋
The US was not founded on or by any religion. It was founded to be a representative republic.
A few short years after it was founded it was usurped by judeo-christian plutocrats and their followers and has been a plutocracy since that time.
2007-06-23 23:15:41 · answer #5 · answered by Lynn G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The U.S. was founded on the basis of greed, war, slavery, and violence, back then Christianity was not in the picture, once the government realized how good of a tool religion was to control people it was put into the constitution.
2007-06-23 22:48:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Americans owe a great debt to one trinity: Jean-Jacques Rousseau, John Locke, and Montesque (sp?--gave us the three-party system of govt). Without their philosophies on governments, we would not exist today. Much of "The Declaration of Independence" is really just Jefferson's reading of Rousseau's "The Social Contract" (except Jefferson got it wrong--we're not created equal, but as Rousseau argued, we should be equal in the eyes of the law).
2007-06-23 22:32:51 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
It is based on British common law from the time.
British common law evolved as a series of things that you can not do. The founding fathers were smart enough to take the whole, flip it around and set up a definitions of what you can do.
2007-06-23 22:28:32 · answer #8 · answered by Simon T 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
You are right. I wouldn't call the Founders non-Christians though.... Washington, Hamilton, and Patrick Henry and others appear truly Christian. Adams was a Biblical Unitarian (like me). Franklin was every denomination and none of them. Jefferson was a liberal Unitarian.
2007-06-23 22:35:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Thank you. But Christianity has been making a comeback in this country for some time now. It's back to the dark ages for us. You're a woman and you know how to read? You must be a witch. Time to burn you at the stake.
2007-06-23 22:26:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋