A Question For Those Who Want America To Be A Christian Nation?

Question

Do you realize that if that WERE to ever happen, we would lose a lot of fundamental freedoms and the same negative things that adversely affect other theocrasies in other countries would affect us here? Namely:

1. Sectarian violence- there are many different Christian sects, which one exactly will have the FINAL rule of law? The Roman Catholics, Conservative Evangelists, Liberal Evangelists, Lutherans, Southern Baptists, etc?

2. America will cease to exist as it was meant to, "Land of the Free Home The Brave" with Liberty and Justice for all. Large sectors of the population will be excluded from the selected Christian religious laws.

Also, don't you think it is ironic that people who live in religious theocracsies are fleeing to live in Europe and North America where there is secular democracy, social freedoms and protection of minorities?

Doesn't that tell you something?

Answer 1

You're dead right. Once "Christianity" was established as the official religion, you'd start seeing legal fights over what that meant. As you can already see here, many Christians do not consider Catholics or Mormons "Christian". But it's worse than that - half of the Episcopalians don't consider the other half Episcopalians. If these differences were reflected in legal matters, there'd be some terrible fighting very quickly.

Besides that, when you tell atheists that their nation is Christian, what do you think they're going to do, become Christian? Of course not. We're going to declare that the nation that is now officially Christian is no longer the United States. I don't owe any allegiance - or taxes, or legal obligations - to that fictional Christian nation. My allegiance is to the United States of America. If this is declared a Christian nation, I have no obligation to obey the laws, and the enforcement systems do not have jurisdiction.

Is that what people really want?

Answer 2

Actually, since most of the US population is Christian, I think it is a de facto "Christian" nation. I think these fears may be unwarranted, as even in countries like Sweden where the Lutheran Church is the state church, there is not significant intolerance for pagans and heathens. That is under the assumption that your conduct is civil.

While in the US, there are individuals or private groups that may exhibit religious intolerance, there is not an official policy of intolerance - that is prevented by the 2nd amendment.

I don't think this is something pagans and heathens should dwell on. I have always felt if you go looking for hatred, you will find it.

Answer 3

Just to set the record straight, America once was a Christian Nation...no matter how you rewrite history, it is hard to fool someone who has lived over half a century, and actually remembers what it was like. No, we are not advocating a "theocracy" here...but I have to wonder, when you are speaking of "other theocracies in other countries"...could you be speaking of nations like Afghanistan, perhaps, where Islam is the law, and where people can still be killed for converting from Islam?
*clears her throat*

I can only hope that the point was made...anyhow, as to your numbered "points":

1. You finally hit on the reason why the Constitution guarantees religious freedom...NOT to make Christianity nothing more than one of many religions, but to keep any one sect of Christianity from taking precedence over any other sect. Those men didn't really know much else BUT Christianity. They certainly weren't guaranteeing religious freedom to other religions they had never even heard of...where's that famous "atheist logic"??

2. Have to correct you on this one, Hun. As we are right now, America is definitely NOT a land with Liberty and Justice for all. The ACLU is seeing to that...

No, I don't think it's ironic at all. I do think it's frightening, though...since some of these religions would happily chop your pretty li'l head from your shoulders, according to their own religious laws... Keep giving them enough inches, and soon, the mile will be right in your kitchen.

What does that tell me?
America has become the land of the stupid, and the home of the blind.....

Answer 4

sure, and that regulation does not be modern in an atheistic shape, so it does not proscribe faith. wager you will not contest that. through fact it replaced right into a Christian us of a, the bill of Rights needed that liberty respected. It wasn't each and every of the comparable denomination. yet seem on the Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolution. is this Christian or what !!! It starts : "interior the call of the main holy and undivided Trinity. It having delighted the Divine windfall to dispose the hearts of the main serene and maximum effective Prince..." See what we advise.

Answer 5

Christianity was almost 90% here in America during our
early years and immorality was hardly known. When prayer
was removed from public schools by M.M. O"Hare's lawsuit,
we have seen immorality sore to it now fills the news on television and newspapers. Besides, if our country were all
Christian, there would still be Baptists, Lutherans, Methodists,
Catholics, Pentecostals, etc. as they are all Christians (people
who believe in the God of creation and His Son Jesus Christ)
Each Christian could still worship in the church of their choice.
That would be proper, and no one group would have a "final
rule of law" (as you put it). I'd see it as a big improvement
over what is going on now in the secular movement.

Answer 6

Edge8244,
You HAVE to be kidding right?
The FACT is that the worst wars and savagery has been committed by christians against others.
It won't end wars and problems, it will be the beginning.

Answer 7

It is a question that I've asked myself in the past.

It looks good for a lot of people until you point those things out.

Answer 8

THE WHOLE GOAL OF CHRISTIANITY, STATED BY CHRIST HIMSELF, IS TO GO FORTH INTO ALL THE WORLD AND SPREAD THE GOSPEL.

WHEN THAT FINALLY HAPPENS ALL THE PROBLEMS OF THE WORLD WILL BE SOLVED. NO MORE WARS, NO MORE HATE.

ALL THE WORLD WILL PRAISE HIM.
EVERY KNEE SHALL BOW BEFORE HIM. WHAT A GLORIOUS DAY THAT WILL BE.
ALL THE WORLD IN LOVE AND PEACE.

Answer 9

As long as this land is non-christian it isn't truly free.It is free to do what it wants but spiritually it is in bondage.Bound to sin with no escape.