is america christian contry???
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America is a secular country.  The main religion is the worship of the almighty dollar!\n\nThe United States has no official religion.  In contrast to the United Kingdom, in which the head of state is also head of the established church, the United States has a separation of church and state.  Freedom of religion is a fundamental constitional doctrine.\n\nHowever, Christianity is certainly the majority religion.  The United States has a more actively religious population than many other western democracies, especially the UK.
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All Christians are to give their lives up daily.  We are to deny ourselves (daily) and follow Christ daily.\n\nDo I believe I may die for being a Christian?  Yes, America is looking very hostile to me.  I teach my children that their lives may be required of them.  I tell them to NEVER be ashamed of Christ...they are to live their Christian lives out in the public eye.\n\nIf they pray at dinner in their home, they are not to be ashamed and hide it in a public restaurant.  They don't need to be loud and obnoxious, but they must not be hypocritical either.\n\nI do feel our lives will not be comfortable if we are Christians.  We are not to be friends to the world.  We are to live in it but not be a part of it. \n\nMy life is already uncomfortable being a Christian.  I sit down at dinner functions and rub elbows with the wealthy.  They have sacrificed everything  to have their Hummers.  They want dogs instead of children.  When I sit with them I have nothing to talk about but my 5 children and my service to my God through church and my Kindergarten class at the Christian school I teach at.  When I bow my head to quietly acknowledge my God and Savior...a hush comes over the table.\n\nHow in the world did praying to God become such a strange thing?  I do blame Christians for that.
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Yes, as an american, I firmly believe that most americans are idiots. They pick a president based on things like the bible and gay marriage. First off, how many people have ever been to a gay wedding? (not many) Secondly, there's a separation of church and state in the constitution.....so why does the bible matter in government? They should be considering things like, who can "balance a budget", can reform education, positively influence the economy, etc. But hey.....most just care who does what with who in the dark. I think that's pretty stupid.
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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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I agree with you, I think 1/4 of America is christian and I frankly think it is odd that the most questions in this area are about christianity.  The only things that I can think of are:\n\n- Christians have the most questions\n- Christians are still very actively trying to convert folks and so are most vocal\n- maybe some Christians are so insecure that they need to constantly speak to other christians in order to keep their faith strong\n- perhaps our own most vocal christians here are so devoted to their religion that they can think of nothing else\n\nI am starting to get tired of the same questions over and over again, though, I can tell you.
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I don't think there are many real Christians in this country. They call themselves Christians, but they want an eye for an eye. That is distinctly un-Christian. Real Christians can only be appalled at Bush's actions and policies, and any real conservative likewise. This is a President who is surrounded by people who want an absolute ruler, answerable to no one.
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Many people have mistaken hardcore Fundamentalism for mainstream Christianity in the US. The Fundamentalists are a minority, but they're a very shrill and noisy one, and they get a great deal of media attention. Same with this site. For every rational theological discussion, you'll get ten fanatics cutting and pasting endless King James Bible verses. They're just faster to jump in on a conversation, that's all. Don't worry. America's not a nation of frothing right-wing zealots...yet.\n\nThere's an interesting book called "Stealing Jesus" about the Fundamentalists co-opting Christianity, and what theological newcomers  they are. It's certainly not the only book to make this point. Even the Puritans wouldn't recognize today's Fundmentalist dogma, much less the early Christians. For another interesting perspective, try reading Spong's "Rescuing the Bible From Fundamentalism".
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Yep, I agree with everybody else here...a lot of Americans seem to have this crazy idea that Christianity is the official religion of American and we ought to design our lives and laws around it, and anything that the Bible says isn't allowed is just sick and wrong.  Funny, 'cause I seem to remember something way back in history class about this country being founded on the idea of religious freedom.
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Lol Do Christians not rule European countries today?\nYou rule the country not the peoples minds.
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The USA is a sectarian country with a Christian majority. I hope you will be courteous and truthful enough to not add it to any list you might be making up.\n\nThe rather rabid Christians will tell you otherwise, but they hate almost anything that doesn't bow to their ideology and try to claim preeminence in telling others how to live. They also attack personally when they think nobody will oppose their propaganda. The USA will never be a theocracy no matter how badly they need it to fulfill the ego needs.
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Yes it does prove that. Also the belief that god wanted american's to have the country span from coast to coast. The american mentality was they were doing the "barbarians" (Natives) a favour by converting them and taking over their land.
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I am democrat. I believe in freedom! Plain and simple. America is about: Freedom! Choice! Rights!\n\nAll of these have been dwindled under republican rule. Yes, im a Christian, but I dont think that church and state should intermingle...separation of church and state is what this country was founded on, and i needs to stay like that to be solid.\n\nRepublicans think they can push THEIR morals onto other people...totally bypassing what america stands for...Independance!
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How can idiots like you make statement like this? By the way i am an American Christian... you are an idiot!!!!!!
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Well said.\n\nI'm not a religious person but damn it, our country is traditionally christian.\n\nI respect your tolerance.\n\nSo should others.\n\nGod bless.
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You infer correctly, and bravo for pointing this out.  People insist on it because that is what they want to believe, whether it is true or not.  They will insist that this is a "Christian" country, simply because Christianity is the main religion of the people.  In reality that doesn't mean squat to our Constitutional principles or freedoms.  If the founders wished to create a Christian nation they had the perfect opportunity to do so.  They chose instead to create a democratic republic in which religion has no say.  This fact gets conveniently ignored by fanatical Christians who think they automatically have the right to run everyone's lives.  They'll quote scripture as though it is civil law, but have little clue what the meaning of separation of church and state is at all.  Better education in our schools could help dissolve their ridiculous notion.\n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\nAce?  For every quotation from a founder supporting the role of religion in government, I can produce two from the same founder speaking against it.  This debate went on for quite some time and the founders wrote and spoke about both sides of it extensively.  The proof in the pudding is that they had a chance to install a theocracy and chose not to do so.  They chose to keep that distance between church and state in the end.  How can you even argue with that when they didn't take the opportunity to create a theocracy?
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Absolutely not, it is against our Constitution with freedom of religion. I am not Islamic, but that would be certain suicide since there are 5 to 1 Muslims, against Christians in this world. Most of America is a failure to Christianity anyway, as to what it really takes to be a Christian.
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100% American..you are 100% CORRECT!\nThanks for pointing out the obvious truth.\n Well said Sir!!!!!!!!!!\n\nNEVER GIVE UP!!!!!!!!!