Do you believe the United states is and should remain a Christian nation?

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normalice · Accepted Answer

No. It never was. Christians are trying to make it one but I think we're witnessing the last dying gasp of organized religion. Hopefully they dont chimp out completely and take the whole world with them, but I don't exactly credit religious people with anything like the ability to think of someone besides themselves..

James Madison of Virginia, the key thinker behind the Constitution, had quite a lot to say about why the government and religion must be kept apart

In 1772, when he was 21, Madison watched as Virginia arrested itinerant preachers for attacking the established church in the state. He was no foe of religion, but by the next year, he had begun to question whether established religion, which was common in the colonies, was good for society. By 1776, many of his broad-thinking neighbors had come to believe that society should “tolerate” different religious practices; he had moved past tolerance to the belief that men had a right of conscience.

In that year, he was instrumental in putting Section 16 into the Virginia Declaration of Rights, on which our own Bill of Rights—the first ten amendments to the Constitution—would be based. It reads: “That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence; and therefore all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love, and charity toward each other.”

In 1785, in a “Memorial and Remonstrance against Religious Assessments,” Madison explained that what was at stake was not just religion, but also representative government itself. The establishment of one religion over others attacked a fundamental human right—an unalienable right—of conscience. If lawmakers could destroy the right of freedom of conscience, they could destroy all other unalienable rights. Those in charge of government could throw representative government out the window and make themselves tyrants.

Madison believed that a variety of religious sects would balance each other out, keeping the new nation free of the religious violence of Europe. He drew on that vision explicitly when he envisioned a new political system, expecting that a variety of political expressions would protect the new government. In Federalist #51, he said: “In a free government the security for civil rights must be the same as that for religious rights. It consists in the one case in the multiplicity of interests, and in the other in the multiplicity of sects.”

In order to make sure men had the right of conscience, the First Amendment to the Constitution reads: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof….”

NaultD · Accepted Answer

Dosen't the freedom of religion kick that notion in the nuts? our founding father Thomas Jefferson edited his own Bible and Quran. That is as secular as it gets.

"In god we trust" was only added after the cold war to recognize capitalism to combat the atheist communist ussr. That was the closest time to being a Christian nation in fear of nuclear power weapons of war. With that in mind, Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than going to a garage makes you an automobile.

IveGotTheSixG · Accepted Answer

We're all religious, but just in different ways.

In my religion, making America great again, is a good thing. The devil disagrees with me.

In my religion, our president should be able to form a sentence. The devil disagrees with me.

In my religion, our president should stop groping and sniffing children. The devil disagrees with me.

Do you believe the United states is and should remain a Christian nation?

We all should adopt the religion of common sense.

jennifer_bloom · Accepted Answer

The bible says many are called but few are chosen. Some guy who had a near death experiences said only 2% of Christians are real Christians. Another guy with a near death experience said less than 1% of Christians go to heaven. My friend thinks it’s under 1 in 10,000 and I know people who think it’s 1 in 40,000. I also know a guy who thinks it’s 80% but I read that it’s lower.

loveslongnails · Answer

It's not a a Christian nation, it's a nation with a lot of "so called Christians" living in it. There's a big difference. It's clear that the founders didn't want religion to have anything to do with governing the nation, but not for reasons you've been taught.

They didn't want it because they knew it would interfere with INDIVIDUAL White Landowner's abilities to accumulate wealth!! They knew if ANY form of state run religion were in place, they would seize the assets for themselves, or tax the shit out of the individuals much like England did.

All you fools who argue that the Founding Fuckers were a good bunch of Christians who wanted Christianity to guide a new country need to wake up... that's bullshit. The USA was built on the same old, same old - money and power.

dynamicyandere · Answer

The ‘religion’ of the United States is  Capitalism , not Christianity. Christianity hardly has  any  influence on culture, society, policy, and how things are run. Besides, most people who identify as ‘Christian’ are not practicing Christians.

DaBiggestBird · Answer

You bet your sweet bippy it should. The teachings of Christ is the foundation for our country’s prosperity, we are the tree and he is our sun and water. True Christianity is not just a book with some wise quotes, it is the Basic Instruction Before Leaving Earth. A letter to help us transform and become the holy people we are meant to be. You know what I always say, walk by faith, then swim in fortune.

MustafaAl · Answer

If united states is colonized by us then we have the rights to enforce our authorities there and our identity/culture

Call me racist but we might even ban intermarriage or make out extremely difficult

NathanDavis · Answer

it isn't never has been never will be... but the American people will always be free to be a Christian in this nation

AviatorTom · Answer

I think it's incorrect to say that the United States is a Christian nation. There are too many different religions to use the term "Christian".

I believe it's more correct to say that it's a Moral Nation.

NamerOfStars · Answer

No- Jefferson himself pointed that out. The nation is secular, and should remain so. What it is is a nation of primarily Christian  people .

exitseven · Answer

Yes, it is our tradition going back to 1620. We also have freedom of religion for anyone else.

Anonymous · Answer

It’s definitely not 3/4 Christian but i think it should remain. It’s the truth and it’s good. A lot can be gained from it and we shouldn’t forsake virtue even if we aren’t religious. The biblical standard is wise. We shouldn’t deviate and make up our own moral code. It never ends up well

FunkyMonkee · Answer

No, and I think all religion is made up bullshit and SHOULD be stopped and banned for all time!

RedInnocent68 · Answer

It is not. The Founding Fathers expressly did not want it be. And no, it should not become one.

AngryCarl2 · Answer

God, no! Get the Religious Right outta there.

AmeerX · Answer

You can't make people follow any religion.  Focus should be on the good people

jimmy2 · Answer

Yes we are but with Dems on place it's a big mission field

strateguy632 · Answer

80% christian? what year was that chart?

Anonymous · Answer

Make It an Islamic state since you people also love guns and so does Taliban.

riverrat3 · Answer

It never was, there is a freedom of religion

Iron_Man · Answer

Yes, of course

tfan1 · Answer

Yes and yes

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