If we area "Christian" nation, what does that mean?

Question

In 2001 the poverty rate for minors in the United States was the highest in the industrialized world, with 14.8% of all minors and 30% of African American minors living below the poverty threshold. Moreover, the standard of living for those in the bottom 10% was lower in the U.S. than in any other developed nation except the United Kingdom, which had the lowest standard of living for impoverished children.[Williams, Brian; Stacey C. Sawyer, Carl M. Wahlstrom (2005). Marriages, Families & Intimate Relationships. Boston, MA: Pearson. 0-205-36674-0.
] In 2006, poverty rate for minors in the United States was 21.9% - highest child poverty rate in the developed world.

And yet we are a "Christian" nation?

Oh -- and Bush recently vetoed a bill for a federally funded children's healthcare program

Has anyone actually READ what I've written ?

SCOTTY
Yes, but the last time I've checked we are just a tad bit richer than any third world nation.

Answer 1

America is not a christian nation.

The poverty rate stems directly from the unfair division of wealth.

Answer 2

What does this being a Christian nation
have to do with poverty?
Jesus said that he had no place
to lay His head at night.
So what's your point?
Christianity has never been about having money.
If you watch most tv or read the papers,
you'll understand that if this was a Christian nation, unfortunately, that is no-longer the case.
That being said,
for whatever faults the u.s. may have,
it still is the greatest nation on earth.
This nation helps more people than any other nation. People from all over the world,
still try desperately to come-here.
If you don't like the u.s. try living somewhere else
for a few years. You'll see that you have it pretty
good here compared to anywhere else.
Try living in Cuba or some muslim nation.
You'll be missing the u.s. bigtime no-doubt.

Answer 3

The 'christian' religion was totally plagiarized from other established religions and cults. They are fakes and deceivers on a grand scale! All it serves is are the mindless sheeple that need a bit of 'group counseling' every Sunday. It is DEATH CULT! That explains why they're so hung up on death and killing! Why else would there be so many pedophiles as clergy and worshipers? You never hear of a Hindu molester do you? Christians worship the end of the world as their own little thing. They have ALWAYS oppressed knowledge of any kind that threatened to expose the fraud! Just look at what they did to poor old Copernicus! Repression is their claim to fame! Not a good thing ,for sure!

Answer 4

It just mean the majority of people in the nation are Christian. Unfourtanatley I don't fine that accurate because alot of people call themselves Christian and yet don't go to church or understand what it really means. This has nothing to do with anything else. Plus there's only so much the churches can do.
There's good reaso why bush vetoed the bill. Because guess who would have to pay the bill, us.

Answer 5

First of all, my friend, that doesn't mean we're all Christian. It does mean that this nation was founded on Christian ideas and principles. It is obvious that the freedom of religion granted to us all by the first amendment has served to bring in all manner of heretical and damnable religions. But hey, that's cool, it is all about choice anyway.

Secondly, statistics can be made to say anything. That we have a problem in the U.S. is true, but as a traveled person to 3rd world countries, I have seen true poverty. We are rich here in America. People are lazy.

Answer 6

We're not a Christian nation. The first part of Amendment 1 of the Bill of Rights states:

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..."

Answer 7

All that means is that the founding fathers of our country believed in setting up a system where they could practice their religion [not completely Christian but predominately] without persecution from the state. The early years had more Christian emphasis but that has been decreasing constantly throughout the years until now it is almost inappropriate to even mention God in any public forum without having to be careful not to run into trouble with litigation.

Hope that helps.

Answer 8

Christianity is a religion and a way of life...nothing more. People that do things(not according to the word of Jesus Christ) and claim it in the name of Christianity are setting bad roles for the Christians that are truely living in the word and being, important above all else, OBEDIENT!!! You can claim to be Christian all day long but even in the bible it says that the rich are to give to the poor...if we truely followed and were obedient to the teachings of Jesus Christ as a nation in whole, then things would be much different, a whole lot better.

Answer 9

A child in poverty in America has a higher standard of living than 80% of the children in the world. And we are NOT a Christian nation, thnk the FSM (pbuhna).

Answer 10

The U.S. was founded so, but then it was founded as a republic, not a Democracy. We follow the 10 planks of the communist manifesto more closely than any other major nation. Government schools, graduated income tax, social security, welfare, etc. What is your point? and does it belong in the R/S section?