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A Christian nation bases its core law close to the Ten Commandments and America’s commitment to that concept can be seen in the monuments bearing those edicts on government buildings from small town to the Supreme Court.
First Commandment. First Amendment. Pick one.
As for Justice Brewer's 1892 phrasing, he elaborated on his thinking in a later book of his, clarifying that "In fact, the government as a legal organization is independent of all religions".
Im an Athiest and even I would say we are a Christian nation, since the US was founded by mostly Christians, or conquered by Christians. If we were conquered by Muslims as in much of the Middle east we would be a Muslim Nation.
Depends on what you mean by Christian nation. America was a nation founded by mostly Christians and is culturally a product of Western civilization, which has largely been based in Christianity. Problem is that to today's GOP, "Christian nation" means a nation in which laws are based around and enforce a narrow, fundamentalist interpretation of Christianity, a version of Christianity shared by less than 30% of people in the United States who claim that they are Christian. They want to stifle free speech, press, and unconstitutionally implement religious tests to create a whitewashed society. That is not what what was ever intended by the founding fathers and America has never been such a nation.
Im an Athiest and even I would say we are a Christian nation, since the US was founded by mostly Christians, or conquered by Christians. If we were conquered by Muslims as in much of the Middle east we would be a Muslim Nation.
I have no problem acknowledging that most Americans were, are, and will continue to be, christians of some sort or another. Please note that there is a rather large difference between the followers of, say, Jerry Falwell, and your average episcopalian. They all call themselves christians, but you can't assume they agree on much besides the nicene creed. And the nicene creed says nothing at all about how to run a government.
I have a big problem with people who read the constitution and find Moses there.
Problem is that to today's GOP, "Christian nation" means a nation in which laws are based around and enforce a narrow, fundamentalist interpretation of Christianity, a version of Christianity shared by less than 30% of people in the United States who claim that they are Christian.
So, are you part of this 30% and attend their meetings or are you one of these people who tells others what they believe? I'm going to guess the latter.
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