Three yeas ago I collaborated with Resister on another board and got banned for posts such as this one.
If you travel to a foreign country you might want to learn not only the language, but the customs and the practices of the country. So, how, exactly how was America a Christian nation? ALL of the following are true:
Most Americans today are Christian
Most Americans through history have been Christian
American culture has been heavily influenced by Christianity
America is part of "Christendom," the cultural and political region where Christianity dominates
Even the most ardent liberal accepts those truisms. There are more truisms that liberals will not acknowledge, but it is important to put the facts on the table.
1) Our system of jurisprudence is based largely on the common law. We are governed by precedents / stare decisis that is derived from the Anglo Saxon system of jurisprudence. Common law has its roots in Christianity
scholarship.law.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4290&context=penn_law_review2) In 1776, every European American, with the exception of about 2,500 Jews, identified himself or herself as a Christian. Moreover, approximately 98 percent of the colonists were Protestants, with the remaining 1.9 percent being Roman Catholics
Barry A. Kosmin and Seymour P. Lachman, One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society (New York: Harmony Books, 1993), pp. 28–29.
3) The principal text for teaching the children of America was the New England Primer. It taught Christian values to the children of the colonists so their world view was from a Christian perspective
en.wikipedia.org
The New England Primer - Wikipedia
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4) "If we examine the constitutions of the various states, we find in them a constant recognition of religious obligations. Every constitution of every one of the 44 states contains language which, either directly or by clear implication, recognizes a profound reverence for religion, and an assumption that its influence in all human affairs is essential to the well-being of the community. This recognition may be in the preamble, such as is found in the constitution of Illinois, 1870: "We, the people of the state of Illinois, grateful to Almighty God for the civil, political, and religious liberty which He hath so long permitted us to enjoy, and looking to Him for a blessing upon our endeavors to secure and transmit the same unimpaired to succeeding generations," etc..."
Holy Trinity Church v U.S. 143 U.S. 457, 12 S.Ct. 511, 36 L.Ed. 226 (1892)
Holy Trinity Church v. U.S. (1892)
While there is a battle brewing and non-Christians hold the balance of power, our institutions, customs, practices, law, and culture are rooted in Christian principles. The more we have adopted a secular - humanist country, the further we've gone into desperation and despair.
1) Our system of jurisprudence is based largely on the common law. We are governed by precedents / stare decisis that is derived from the Anglo Saxon system of jurisprudence. Common law has its roots in Christianity
scholarship.law.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4290&context=penn_law_review2) In 1776, every European American, with the exception of about 2,500 Jews, identified himself or herself as a Christian. Moreover, approximately 98 percent of the colonists were Protestants, with the remaining 1.9 percent being Roman Catholics
Barry A. Kosmin and Seymour P. Lachman, One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society (New York: Harmony Books, 1993), pp. 28–29.
3) The principal text for teaching the children of America was the New England Primer. It taught Christian values to the children of the colonists so their world view was from a Christian perspective
en.wikipedia.org
The New England Primer - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org
4) "If we examine the constitutions of the various states, we find in them a constant recognition of religious obligations. Every constitution of every one of the 44 states contains language which, either directly or by clear implication, recognizes a profound reverence for religion, and an assumption that its influence in all human affairs is essential to the well-being of the community. This recognition may be in the preamble, such as is found in the constitution of Illinois, 1870: "We, the people of the state of Illinois, grateful to Almighty God for the civil, political, and religious liberty which He hath so long permitted us to enjoy, and looking to Him for a blessing upon our endeavors to secure and transmit the same unimpaired to succeeding generations," etc..."
Holy Trinity Church v U.S. 143 U.S. 457, 12 S.Ct. 511, 36 L.Ed. 226 (1892)
Holy Trinity Church v. U.S. (1892)
While there is a battle brewing and non-Christians hold the balance of power, our institutions, customs, practices, law, and culture are rooted in Christian principles. The more we have adopted a secular - humanist country, the further we've gone into desperation and despair.
Wikipedia said:
Christianity is the most adhered to religion in the United States, with 65% of polled American adults identifying themselves as Christian in 2019.[1] This is down from 85% in 1990
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But more telling is the number people who claim to be christian but don't go to church. Are they still christians?
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Take away weddings and funerals and you got less than 46% acting like christians.
www.pewforum.orgIn U.S., Decline of Christianity Continues at Rapid Pace
The religious landscape of the United States continues to change at a rapid clip, with both Protestantism and Catholicism experiencing losses of population share.
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