Is Christianity getting to powerful in the US?

Question

I think so.
How "under god" was added to the US pledge.
How "under God" is on US money.
How gay marriage is illegal is most US states.
How people think "god says" is a logical argument in a debate.
There are many more reasons. I know the US was never completely free, but when did Christianity start getting pushed on all of us?

Sunny Girl, you are an idiot.

Answer 1

Today, God make US a superpower in the world for a purpose not for fun....dude

Answer 2

It began back in the 1950's during the Cold War with the soviets as a result of the Armey-Mccarthey hearings on Communism where simply being accused of being a communist was enough to get you brough before comgress to testify (usually a vain effort) wehre you either had to admit to being a communist or identify other people that you though were ocmmunists.

It was during that time that the phrase Under God was added to the pledge of allegiance as an atempt to show the moral superiority of America over the supposedly "godless" communists in what was then the Soviet Union. After that the idea of God and America being united in some way has become more and more prominent until now there are a great many people that refuse to even try to acknowledge that there is a separation between them.

Answer 3

sunnygirl is right. This country was founded by men that for the most part, held to Christian ideals. Most people did in the West at that time. This does not mean that they were Christian, but they were under the principles of Christianity. It was the predominate worldview. Other worldviews were coming into vogue, but they were not the majority., especially in America. They may have started to be at the University level, but not at the people level. It was about 50 yrs after the Constitution, did a another , more humanistic worldview become at least equal to the Christian worldview. Kant, Darwin and later Freud and others philosophies started to manifest themselves outside the Universities and into the mainstream. Only the last 40-50 years has this humanistic worldview taken over in the US.

For an insightful look at how America was perceived in the early 1800's read Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville, a French journalist who came to America to write an essay on this country. He was very impressed by the Christianity that was prevalent in this country. So do not believe your revisionist history teachers and textbooks that tell you different. They are written because of their animosity towards Christianity, not on a neutral grounding. Do not be deceived.

Answer 4

I, too, dislike the way "under God" was added to the pledge. Look into its history. It was a Christian-based effort, regardless of it's superficial vagueness. Interestingly, it was at around this time (1950-1960) that "In God we trust" became the national motto. It first appeared on currency in 1864, and again (although perhaps not surprisingly), it was a Christian-led effort.

I'm not convinced that opposition to gay marriage is based solely on faith. I think there are a lot of bigots who just don't like gay people and they use their religion to justify their feelings.

No clear-thinking person thinks "God says" constitutes a logical rebuttal. It's the last-resort of the faithful and can be taken as a concession of their original point.

What about ID in science curriculum? It may not be threatening because these people will be ridiculed out of the court rooms wherever they sprout up (not unlike weeds), but it's a case-in-point of the zeal and political ambitions these people have. Don't kid yourself that ANY exception to the separation clause is harmless. A foot in the door is the first step toward a full repeal of the first amendment. Just stay vigilant and do your part in opposition to radicalism.

EDIT:
*sprays Weed-B-Gon on Sunny Girl, Beautiful Mess, Vicar of Christ, Em T and xgarmstrong*

Answer 5

If you had ever picked up a history book you would know it was the other way around. Many people who first came to America did so to have the religious freedom to practice Christianity. The personal letters of the founding fathers constantly mention God. In just the last generation or two things have started to change. We were historically a Christian nation by virtue of the fact that it was the most common religion here, but now prayer has been taken out of schools, liberal atheists are lobbying courts like crazy to remove God and the ten commandments from everywhere they've traditionally been, and are trying to push their views down our throats that we should accept homosexuality, the murder of unborn babies, and many other ungodly and unnatural practices. And now we have them to thank for the aids epidemic (you couldn't spread STD's if people followed the Christian practices of abstinence and monogamy), unwed teenage mothers, and general suffering and debauchery. Thanks a lot. God forbid anyone should have the right to stand up for morality. Freedom of speech in this country is becoming only for the liberals and those who agree with them. How about taking a little pride in your heritage? And if you're an American you do have an undeniable Christian heritage - even if you aren't Christian.

Answer 6

I think you really need to review your American history. One of the main reasons the Pilgrims came over here was to find a place to live in peace with a Christian basis for their life. they wanted to find a place that the can worship the Biblical way and not be harassed by the English Royalty. The original documentation of the Magna Carta, The Declaration Of Independence, The United States Constitution, were all documents that came from Biblical values and viewpoints of building this country on Christian Faith. America had fallen away from that which made it a great nation in the first place. Thank God it is coming back to what it once was.

Answer 7

It was founded on freedom rather than faith in God - although since nearly everyone had faith in God at the time, on the Founding Fathers' documents God was used as an authority (rather than any other government).

This did not necessarily mean Christianity or any particular form of Christianity, as the separation of church and state thing was meant to dictate.

However, in recent decades political groups in the USA such as the Christian Coalition have been using people's personal faith to achieve their own ends.

Answer 8

I agree. I personally believe Christianity is like Scientology. It all started from a group of dude writing a collection of short stories based on (But loosely based upon) their daily lives. It's pretty much a fictional short-story collection.

Yet folks believe it and use God as an excuse to hate.

What a nice best-selling book THAT turned out to be.

Answer 9

The times are a changing

Answer 10

It began when Jimmy Carter ran as the first "born again" candidate and worsened when Ronald Reagan invited the likes of Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson to the table. The rest we see.