Had the Founders intended the United States to be a christian nation they would have specified that fact in the Constitution. Why didn't they? Why did they bar all laws “respecting an establishment of religion” and protect “the free exercise thereof.”in the First Amendment? If they were crafting a christian nation, they really sucked at it.
Furthermore, why would the Constitution of a christian nation contain Article VI which bans any religious test to hold office. This means that people of any faith, or lack thereof, were just as eligible to hold public office as christians. Now why would they do that if it were a christian nation? They would have at least banned pagans or muslims, wouldn't they? Our Constitution reads, specifically, "No religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States." Not a sentence that any self respecting christian nation would even consider including in their founding document.
Maybe someone can explain to me why, in 1874, our Congress shot down an attempt to amend the Constitution in order to make the U.S. an officially christian nation. When the House Judiciary committee shot it down they expressed their objection to putting “anything into the Constitution or frame of government which mig...
Furthermore, why would the Constitution of a christian nation contain Article VI which bans any religious test to hold office. This means that people of any faith, or lack thereof, were just as eligible to hold public office as christians. Now why would they do that if it were a christian nation? They would have at least banned pagans or muslims, wouldn't they? Our Constitution reads, specifically, "No religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States." Not a sentence that any self respecting christian nation would even consider including in their founding document.
Maybe someone can explain to me why, in 1874, our Congress shot down an attempt to amend the Constitution in order to make the U.S. an officially christian nation. When the House Judiciary committee shot it down they expressed their objection to putting “anything into the Constitution or frame of government which mig...
Had the Founders intended the United States to be a christian nation they would have specified that fact in the Constitution. Why didn't they? Why did they bar all laws “respecting an establishment of religion” and protect “the free exercise thereof.”in the First Amendment? If they were crafting a christian nation, they really sucked at it.
Furthermore, why would the Constitution of a christian nation contain Article VI which bans any religious test to hold office. This means that people of any faith, or lack thereof, were just as eligible to hold public office as christians. Now why would they do that if it were a christian nation? They would have at least banned pagans or muslims, wouldn't they? Our Constitution reads, specifically, "No religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States." Not a sentence that any self respecting christian nation would even consider including in their founding document.
Maybe someone can explain to me why, in 1874, our Congress shot down an attempt to amend the Constitution in order to make the U.S. an officially christian nation. When the House Judiciary committee shot it down they expressed their objection to putting “anything into the Constitution or frame of government which might be construed to be a reference to any religious creed or doctrine.” Again, not something any christian nation would do. Repeatedly. As recently as 1965 similar attempts at amending the Constitution have been rejected. Why? It's simple. America is NOT a christian nation.
If you can still believe that America is a christian nation you're just simple minded.
(more)Furthermore, why would the Constitution of a christian nation contain Article VI which bans any religious test to hold office. This means that people of any faith, or lack thereof, were just as eligible to hold public office as christians. Now why would they do that if it were a christian nation? They would have at least banned pagans or muslims, wouldn't they? Our Constitution reads, specifically, "No religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States." Not a sentence that any self respecting christian nation would even consider including in their founding document.
Maybe someone can explain to me why, in 1874, our Congress shot down an attempt to amend the Constitution in order to make the U.S. an officially christian nation. When the House Judiciary committee shot it down they expressed their objection to putting “anything into the Constitution or frame of government which might be construed to be a reference to any religious creed or doctrine.” Again, not something any christian nation would do. Repeatedly. As recently as 1965 similar attempts at amending the Constitution have been rejected. Why? It's simple. America is NOT a christian nation.
If you can still believe that America is a christian nation you're just simple minded.
Washington, Jefferson and quite a few other of our founding fathers were 'Deists'; they believed in God, but not organized religion, because the 'books' were all written by man, no matter which religion.
This country is not permitted to recognize a religion; or lack thereof. Read the Constitution.
~ Thomas Jefferson
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lol What I like is that the agreeing people probably are voting for the man in the magical underwear.
– Virtually all of our Founding Fathers were Christians of various denominations; thus, the United States of America is considered a Christian nation..
I appreciate your opinion. Who sells the magical underwear. LOL
All of the Founders were devout, orthodox Christians who consciously drew from their religious convictions to answer most political questions...and were fond of peppering their speeches with Christian ideals.
"I am a real Christian – that is to say, a disciple of the doctrines of Jesus Christ."
--The Writings of Thomas Jefferson
Roger Sherman
Signer of the Declaration of Independence and United States Constitution
"I believe that there is one only living and true God, existing in three persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, the same in substance equal in power and glory.............."
Also, I wouldn't say that USA has "turned its back on Jesus a long time ago". Rather, I would say that Christian principles and beliefs have always influenced American culture and society, seeing that America has a disproportionate number of Christians. In fact, it was actually the movements within Christianity in America that led to the many social controversies we have today. See Fundamentalist vs. Modernist controversy in the 1920s-30s, primarily religious controversy that has a lasting impact on America. Unfortunately today, Christianity has received a negative image, but I think much of that is unwarranted.