Correct me if I'm wrong about not having an official religion, but think about it...having "In God We Trust" on our bills and coins, having the eye of God on our 1 dollar bill, saying the Pledge of Allegiance, and "God bless America" bumper stickers. Personally, I'm not Christian, I'm tolerant of other religions and I acknowledge that a vast majority of American are Christians. But America is supposed to be a country of religious freedom with different heritages and customs. Then why is everything American-ish all about God?
2007-10-12 08:28:48 · 4 answers · asked by whatevbookwrm687 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
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2007-10-12 09:28:40 · update #1
God and Jesus is not the same thing......God is our creater.....Jesus is the Son of God...to Christians.......every religion believes in God......He just might have a different name.........Jews believe in God, but not Jesus.......the only people that don't have a God are atheists.........I asume you are not an atheist.......so you believe in God.....and can name him any thing you like..........I am a christian....I believe in God.and the Son of God...Jesus....but remember we are all the human race.....and no one is better than anyone else......God created everyone....and he loves us all and he doesn't care what we call him.............
2007-10-13 07:58:02 · answer #1 · answered by Sweet Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, a lot of Christians believe that religious freedom means for their religion only.
There have been attempts in the past to take religion out of the government. Some of them have been successful. Children are no longer required to pray or read the bible in public schools, although they are allowed to despite what most Christians will tell you. However, churches have been fighting hard against this and so some things have remained. There are a lot of people with a lot of money and therefor a lot of power in the churches in this country.
I am a Christian by the way.
2007-10-12 15:58:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
"in god we trust" does not specify which gosd, although the Christian one is implied. Christians, as the traditional majority, have had no problem inflicting their ways on the rest of us (and when we ask for the slightest consideration, they are somehow "being persecuted").
The eye on the $1 is acttually an Egyptian syymbol, later adopted by Masons.
It would be nice if more Christians were tolerant of others; they'd see a lot of goodwill in return if they were.
2007-10-12 15:33:51 · answer #3 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We aren't all Christian, but our founders mostly were.
2007-10-12 15:35:27 · answer #4 · answered by alee522 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋