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Author: VV Date: Oct 3, 2007 13:48
Posted by Sally Quinn and Jon Meacham
Some politically conservative Christians say that America is "a
Christian nation," and at this time of year, with the country
saturated with Christmas imagery, it can seem that they are right. Are
they? Is America a "Christian nation"? Should it be?
http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/2006/12/is_america_a_christian_nation/
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V writes:
Should the US be a Christian nation?
That is an excellent question.
Probably so, what is the alternative?
Buddhism is OK, but Buddhism offers little in charitable work as the
Christians do.
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Author: AwlnoingAwlnoing Date: Oct 3, 2007 14:31
What year is it?
And that is how many years after what event?
There is a big difference between a Christian nation and a Christian
government. Huge. Colossal.
"V" aol.com> wrote in message
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Author: Michael GordgeMichael Gordge Date: Oct 3, 2007 14:55
On Oct 4, 6:31 am, "Awlnoing" hotmail.com> wrote:
> There is a big difference between a Christian nation and a Christian
> government. Huge. Colossal.
So what you are saying is, a stupid nation wont form a stupid
government?
MG
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Date: Oct 3, 2007 15:21
"Awlnoing" hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:O_Cdndm45crcl5nanZ2dnUVZ_qmlnZ2d@comcast.com...> What year is it?
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> And that is how many years after what event?
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> There is a big difference between a Christian nation and a Christian
> government. Huge. Colossal.
Judge them by what they do, not what they say.
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Date: Oct 3, 2007 16:23
On Oct 4, 4:48 am, V aol.com> wrote:> Posted by Sally Quinn and Jon Meacham
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> Some politically conservative Christians say that America is "a
> Christian nation," and at this time of year, with the country
> saturated with Christmas imagery, it can seem that they are right. Are
> they? Is America a "Christian nation"? Should it be?
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> http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/2006/12/is_america_a_chris...
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> V writes:
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> Should the US be a Christian nation?
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> That is an excellent question.
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> Probably so, what is the alternative?
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Author: Justin CaseJustin Case Date: Oct 3, 2007 16:31
> On Oct 4, 6:31 am, "Awlnoing" hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> There is a big difference between a Christian nation and a Christian
>> government. Huge. Colossal.
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> So what you are saying is, a stupid nation wont form a stupid
> government?
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> MG
The intent of the 1st amendment concerning religion was to keep government
out of religion, not religion out of government. The founding Fathers did
not want a system where your religion was dictated by the Crown.
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Author: magpiesmnmagpiesmn Date: Oct 3, 2007 16:35
To claim our nation as a christian nation would seem to suggest that
other religions are lesser in this nation. Just because christianity
might be the most popular religion in our nation does not mean we
should claim our nation to be a christian nation it is an attack on
freedom of religion imo. It would make this country less valued by
other countrys that do not see religion in the same way thus probably
having a negitive effect on our economy.
I can think of alot of reasons for us to not claim our nation as a
christian one but I have a hard time coming up with reasons to do it.
Especialy when it isnt a 100%% christian nation.
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Author: Michael GordgeMichael Gordge Date: Oct 4, 2007 01:03
On Oct 4, 8:31 am, "Justin Case" pacbell.net> wrote:>> On Oct 4, 6:31 am, "Awlnoing" hotmail.com> wrote:>
>>> There is a big difference between a Christian nation and a Christian
>>> government. Huge. Colossal.
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>> So what you are saying is, a stupid nation wont form a stupid
>> government?
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>> MG
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> The intent of the 1st amendment concerning religion was to keep government
> out of religion, not religion out of government. The founding Fathers did
> not want a system where your religion was dictated by the Crown.
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Author: Don StockbauerDon Stockbauer Date: Oct 4, 2007 04:18
Should the US be a Christian nation?
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Not when pantheism (God and the Universe (out to the causal horizon)
are identical) is correct.
As a booby prize you get "Science = Religion".
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Date: Oct 4, 2007 10:10
On Oct 3, 7:35 pm, magpiesmn yahoo.com> wrote:> To claim our nation as a christian nation would seem to suggest that
> other religions are lesser in this nation. Just because christianity
> might be the most popular religion in our nation does not mean we
> should claim our nation to be a christian nation it is an attack on
> freedom of religion imo. It would make this country less valued by
> other countrys that do not see religion in the same way thus probably
> having a negitive effect on our economy.
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> I can think of alot of reasons for us to not claim our nation as a
> christian one but I have a hard time coming up with reasons to do it.
> Especialy when it isnt a 100%% christian nation.
What I think most pundits mean when they say "Christian Nation" or
"founded upon Judeo-Christian values" is that the moral/cultural sense
or inclination of the nation is greatly influenced by Christian
values. While personally I think this influence is fairly small (much
less then it should be), when compared to other nations it may seem
large.
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