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


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….”
wow that was very inaccurate. time to switch from Wikipedia to paper encyclopedia by historian.
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.
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.

We all should adopt the religion of common sense.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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
it isn't
never has been
never will be...
but the American people will always be free to be a Christian in this nation
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.
No- Jefferson himself pointed that out. The nation is secular, and should remain so. What it is is a nation of primarily Christian people.
Yes, it is our tradition going back to 1620. We also have freedom of religion for anyone else.
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
No, and I think all religion is made up bullshit and SHOULD be stopped and banned for all time!
such intolerance. ugh.
@strateguy632 No, it's just utterly pointless! What possible good does it do for anyone? It's no better than knocking on wood, throwing salt over your shoulder or keeping a horseshoe or rabbit's foot.
Someone once prayed to a bottle of milk while someone else prayed to a god and the results for both were pretty much 50/50. A crap shoot! Sometimes you get what you want, sometimes you don't! That doesn't mean there's any kind of a god involved. It's just luck and coincidence!
It is not. The Founding Fathers expressly did not want it be. And no, it should not become one.
God, no! Get the Religious Right outta there.
You can't make people follow any religion.
Focus should be on the good people
Yes we are but with Dems on place it's a big mission field
80% christian? what year was that chart?
I’m not sure. Maybe 1620. 🤣
Make It an Islamic state since you people also love guns and so does Taliban.
It never was, there is a freedom of religion
Yes, of course
Yes and yes
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