Why do people not want any trace of Christianity in the us government?
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I think we all need to go back and read the Constitution. Most of you who are against Christianity just go off the crap you hear from other people. Read it. You will find no trace of the words "Separation of Church and State". And to the question.... Because If we werent being persecuted we would have reason to doubt the word of God. Jesus who was ultimate as God and everything good was ultimately executed  in this world. Good and Godly things and people will always be persecuted. Yes our founding fathers found this country with the idea that the government wouldnt rule the church. Because that is what they escaped. Unfortunately many people twist and squeeze the actual words of the constitution and threaten them to say "freedom of religion, as long as youre not christian." Atheists are allowed to be atheists at school, work, and play. Minority religions are accepted. But christians...... we have to hide who we are at work, school, and any public facility. The truth is that nearly 87% of America claims christianity, but only around 12-14 percent agrees that Jesus is God. Or that there is an absolute truth. Or that Jesus not only redeems us but reigns over us. We are to take His yoke upon ourselves. Many "christians" have widely accepted the idea of being saved from hell but reject the idea of yielding their lives to His lordship. Sad, sad, tragedy it is. For those are the ones to whom will say "But I have done great works in your name" and He will say "Depart from me you workers of iniquity, I never knew you!"......
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That's exactly it, though. We're NOT the minority, but we somehow shouldn't have any influence in this country according to many. And it's not equal treatment...equal treatment would be to include all religions into schools, etc, not to eliminate Christianity.\n\nAnd although it's tempting for many to do this (and I recognize you haven't), I can't stand it when people try and use the Constitution as a source for this - the only thing the constitution says is that the government shall make no laws with respect to establishment of religion...at least that's the gist although i don't have the exact wording in front of me. Last I checked, crosses and prayers do not force anyone to believe a certain way. Do people realize the founding fathers prayed before their meetings?
1039817
Because, in the USA, we are not a country founded on religious beliefs.  Our country was founded by those who were escaping religious persecution.  Why do you want to continue to persecute people based on religious beliefs?
1077753
The government is not going to take the words "under God out of the Pledge of Allegiance.  At least not right away.\n\nThe Humanist (Atheist, Agnostic, Deist, Unitarian, whatever) groups want the words removed from the pledge.  The belief in God by the majority of Americans interferes with their (the humanists) religious beliefs.\n\nThe "wall of seperation between church and state" is a non issue.  It is not in the constitution, and is a phrse taken out of context from a letter written by Thomas Jefferson who was not even a framer of the constitution.  Freedom of religion does not mean freedom from exposure to religion.
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Honestly, I would not be opposed to our govrnment basing many of its policies on the teachings of Jesus Christ. The problem is is that these "Christians" have very little of Christ about them and their actions. Therein lies the real problem.\n\nThink about it, for a minute. Christ's teachings are quite secular for the most part. It's when people who believe that they are the only ones who know how God thinks and what God and Jesus REALLY meant deciding that their interpretaion is the only Ture & Correct Version and try impose that on the rest of that I have a huge problem with.
667670
Religion is often used as a tool to mantain fear and the statu quo. It's not coincidence that the USA has both such a limited diversity of political ideas and such a high-degree of religious fanatism.
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It threatens the churches belief systems so they have to stress that it is a work of fiction.  Religious people don't like their religions threatened.  Just look how many wars have come about as a result of religion.
1077439
The United states was NOT founded on christian principles. George Washington, Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson , to name a few, were Deists. " As the Government of the United States, is not, in any sense, founded on the christian religion" Treaty of Tripoli 1796. Read before and passed unanimously by the US  Senate. The founders wanted the wall between church and state  because of religious persecution.  They thought no one religion should be able to use the government to force their views on we the people. John Adams wanted it because he didn't want the government to corrupt religion and Thomas Jefferson didn't want religion to corrupt government. It seems they where both right. But alas this debate will go on forever.
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Democrats want to take religion(specifically Christianity) out of the public arena.  They want to bring their version of morality like gay/lesbian marriage, abortion on demand, & every moral issue that goes against Almighty God's word.  They want a government that is more in line with the old Soviet Union where the government controls everything!
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I'm not totally sure why people don't join Christianity. But- I think it might have something to do with it contradicting itself constantly. Another reason might be because people like Evangelicals preach messages of Christ's love-only to turn around and use the Bible to perpetuate xenophobic ideals.
701592
because nobody can logically prove whether it is or is not valid. and religion is a touchy subject, politicians don't want to isolate anyone.
338239
ABSOLUTELY.  The US government was founded on Christian principles.  Its the turning away from them that is destroying us.  The so-called separation of church and state is NOT in the constitution, but the opinion of a handful of people.  Further, it was designed to keep the government from having a church sponsored religion, like the church of england when we were colonies....not to remove religious principles.
1035702
They were all Christians yet did not want non Christians to be persecuted for their beliefs.  Congress is still "opened" with a  prayer, as has been done for >200yrs.
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Most politicians in Christian countries try to do this because they think it makes them look good.  A bit like kissing babies.\n\nYou can have moral debate without mentioning religion at all.\n\nUsing Christian religion in politics is a huge mistake.  \n\nFirst off it alienates all the other religions in that country,  Jews, Muslims, Sikhs etc.\n\nSecondly it alienates not just other countries but whole religions.  Much of Americas problems with Muslims is that it is seen as Christianity hunting down Muslims and other religions.  A lot of the time when Bush talks about bringing democracy to other countries he sounds like he is saying Christianity to many people.\n\nWhere politicians are supposed to represent the people they are so biased to Christianity that it insults the vast majority.  Quite apart from the other religions many people are non believers.\n\nReligion should be kept well out of politics and if that could be achieved governments and presidents would be seen as more open and even handed and peace would be given a real chance.
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We have a government that is supposedly "for the people, by the people". So I guess that if the majority of the people want religion as part of their government, it should be. We shouldn't seclude people of other faiths, though, and there is where the problem lies. Our founding fathers ensured us freedom of religion, and what that means entirely in the eye of the beholder-in this case, the eyes of the majority of American people and voters. It would eliminate alot of problems to completely remove all religious aspects from government, to completely separate church from state (including the "In God we trust"), but there are many people out there to which religion is a huge part of their lives and would hate that. I myself am a Buddhist in the Air Force, and I have to deal with Christian-specific prayers and events regularly, but I'm not very bothered by it, and consider it just part of our "Freedom of Religion".
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Very good question. I expect to be bashed for it but here it goes anyway.\n\nThere is no plan, no idea, no twinkling idea in our eyes of taking God, Jesus, Vishnu, Buddha, or anything else away from anyone. We only want the government to be neutral towards any religious views. Most of us are religious, and we respect and honor anyone's point of view.\n\nWe have no plan to remove churches, stop anyone from praying, remove bibles, religious displays, etc... on private property. We do object to overt religious displays that only show one religious point of view - on government property.\n\nMany of us are afraid that our personal religious convictions will be swamped in a government that promotes one religion over another, which is why the founders made the wall of separation between church and state. \n\nNow wait. Before you jump to conclusions about this, please consider the reasons the founders did this. At the time it was written, the constitution was designed to prevent the religious wars that had destroyed Europe several times over, because each nation had it's own official religion, and people get very passionate about their religious views, sometimes to the point of craziness. Witness the terrorists today. \n\nThe founders were close to England, some were born there, and most went to school there. The Church of England was the official religion and most of them didn't want the same kind of oppression the English practiced against non-members. It just made sense to them to create a government that wouldn't have those kinds of problems. \n\nSo to tie it all together, we don't hate or dislike any religion. We just want to practice ours, and you practice yours without having to have any problems with each other. It really is no more than that.\n\nThanks for the great question, please don't hesitate to post more like this. We want to clear this up as much as you do.\n\nAdd: I went back and read your question again. Honestly, there is no locomotive. Please don't take it that way. If you feel threatened by us I apologize. We are all americans, and if you've read my posts here you know I feel very strongly about our great country and what it stands for. Freedom. That we share equally, and I want to make sure we agree on that first. We disagree about Iraq, we disagree about how to fight the terrorists. None of us want to see any more american lives lost to them. We just disagree about how to do it. I hope you understand we would fight together with you if anyone came here to destroy or hurt us.\n\nAdd2: We share exactly the same fear. Neither of us want our faiths, or our right to freely practice them disturbed in any way. We both wholeheartedly believe the real danger could come from the government. That is why I hope we agree it should not be in government at all. I think the balance is delicate between the government staying out, but at the same time not disturbing our right to freely practice our faiths. The line is a grey area, and we may occasionally clash over where it is exactly. I sincerely believe it is in both of our best interests to respect that grey area and tread lightly. Agreed?
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because any bias would be freedom infringement.\n\nSorry you hate it but it is an old principle that most counties have. Division of church and state.