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Originally Posted by flames85
The only thing that bothers me is we are a nation whose "roots" were christian.
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One of the best proofs is simply to read the Founding Father who actually spelled out what inspired the Constitution: John Adams, History of the Principal Republics in the World: A Defense of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America (1794), in 3 volumes. How much does Moses get mentioned there, or the Ten Commandments? Essentially nil. Ditto Jesus. Adams was certainly a god-fearing Christian, and offers much praise in various of his writings for Christian religion. But that has no bearing on whether Adams conceived or intended America to be a Christian nation, much less built on the Ten Commandments. To the contrary, he held to exactly the opposite principle (quoting from the above History, with emphasis added):
The United States of America have exhibited, perhaps, the first example of governments erected on the simple principles of nature, and if men are now sufficiently enlightened to disabuse themselves of artifice, imposture, hypocrisy, and superstition, they will consider this event as an era in their history. ... It will never be pretended that any persons employed in that service had any interviews with the gods, or were in any degree under the inspiration of heaven, any more than those at work upon ships or houses, or laboring in merchandise or agriculture. It will forever be acknowledged that these governments were contrived merely by the use of reason and the senses.
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http://sites.google.com/site/thechri...dern-democracy
http://www.infidels.org/library/mode...till/myth.html
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Originally Posted by flames85
I remember when i was a kid we had to say the lords prayer and the national anthem every monday. Im just saying we give up allot of what believe just to satisfy everyone.
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And kids can still pray in school if they want, it's a constitutionally protected right.
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Originally Posted by flames85
This was never a muslim country or buddist ..etc.
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Or a Christian country either, it was to be secular and equal, not a theocracy. Respecting all religions and giving no special treatment to any.
Or you'd be ok with the entire country having to pray to Thor every morning?