Do you consider America a "Christian Country"?
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America was founded on Christian beliefs. Are you suggesting that they close for a whole week? We are also a country of majority rule, and since the country is mainly Christian, majority rules. (Note, I am a non religous person)
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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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Christianity in the United States is mostly devoid of the historical setting of Europe.  It tends to be shallow and focus on the externals rather than the interior life.  If it didn't, revivals wouldn't be so important here.  A European Protestant and an American Protestant are completely different animals.  The Anglican Communion is suffering through an heretical American Church that lacks the premises the Europeans enjoy.  The Lutheran Church in Europe probably wouldn't really recognize the Americans except loosely and all the others would be afraid of the Americans.  We do tend to be wacky.\n\nAmericans also are difficult as a people.  In the UK, loss of popular support results in the end of the government and new elections.  In the US, you can't fix mistakes easily or quickly so the role of popular power is different.  Elections occur at fixed intervals rather than when support disappears.  Likewise, because the Church is part of the organs of the state, it does not need to jockey for power as it does in the US.  If an evangelical minister wants to change something, they have to marshal a lot of power outside their own adherents.  This pushes religion into politics in a way that has nothing to do with morals or faith and everything to do with raw power.\n\nBecause education is of a lower quality in America, you have more juvenile discussions on religion.  Most Americans cannot tell you where Miami is.  A television show ran a petition here to end the woman's right to vote and only one potential signer realized what "woman's suffrage," was and got upset.  A majority of Americans, when asked if they would support amendments eliminating freedoms of speech, the press, fair and speedy trial and jury trial were for it when the phrasing was done in affirming ways.  For example, would you be for an amendment that prohibited people from saying "xxxx".  "Should the press be restricted to protect the government from...xxxx?"  "Should criminals be permitted to ...xxxx at trial?"\n\nRead the Yahoo! religion message boards and you will see the difference in literacy.  Most American "bible based" churches use little scripture compared to a Catholic or Anglican Church service, yet they cannot see the issue at all.  Everything that Luther could have feared about the Reformation is alive and well in the US.  Had he been able to look into the future and only seen US Protestantism, he would have burned the 95 Thesis.\n\nThe evolution debate in the US isn't is evolution opposed to Christianity.  It is really, although not stated, is evolution opposed to sola scriptura in extremis.
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The US is not a Christian country. George Washington & John Adams (remember them?), in a diplomatic message to Malta, said "The United States is in no way founded upon the Christian religion." \n\nThat being said, the majority of the US government is Christian, as well as the majority of the US populus. Laws that are written based on their religious convictions blur the line between Church and State, and many time, cross it.\n\nMy ancestors (I am a Mayflower descendant) came to this country in 1620 to escape state-imposed religion. The fundi-Christians are trying hard to impose one on us now. This is being allowed to happen because the Congress, Senate, and Executive Branch are controlled by psuedo-Christians, and most of the people who put them there are psuedo-Christians.
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The USA was established based on Christian Principles, and these have contributed to God's blessing it so much in the past (resulting in the high standard of living).\n\nThis high standard of living attracts people from all around the world.\n\nNow however, as the USA has moved away from Christianity, its greatness is decreasing. And with time it is likely to not be as attractive to people from other countries (but that may be 30 years from now).\n\nPeople pick on US citizens -- sometimes out of envy, sometimes because of scapegoating by leaders in other countries, sometimes because of perceived arrogance...\n\nCordially,\nJohn\nhttp://www.GodSci.org
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Simplify the question:  Can anyone legitimately name one Christian nation?
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I regret I have to disagree. First of all , it doesn't mean just because you are Christian, you can neccessary be good. There is no relation betwen non corruption and Christian. Secondly, all the examples of problems cited occur in any country. The US is not alone in this. Thirdly, practices such as the death penalty and the conducting of wars are not neccessary bad. Just imagine what would have happen if the US didn't enter the Gulf War to drive the Iraqis from Kuwait. The balance of power will not only be changed in the Middle East, but the whole world.\n\nSo, having said this, I can't say the US is a corrupt place. Not completely anyway.
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This is a complex question but in short I think that most people still cling to the idea of us being a christian country because to say otherwise would indicate that we are a faithless nation. I think that the majority of people in the country still believe in God even though the traditional ways of worship have declined drastically.
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Great point! In fact, if America is such a God-Loving country, which I believe it is, why not say "God bless the world" considering the world is the most un-Godly place of all, not America. I think you just changed the way Im going to speak for now on, thanks!
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The word "christian" means literally "disciple of christ" or "christ-like"... look at the right-wing republican fundamentalists in this country who call themselves christian, then look at what Jesus actually taught. there is very little similarity....I consider myself a christian, but because of people like pat robertson, jerry falwell, fred phelps, etc. etc. etc., I'm embarrased to call myself a christian.
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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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We, the citizens of United States of America, continuously speak of Peace, and Love to each fellow man and woman.  We allege to being a nation of peaceful citizens, opposing injustice and human brutality.\n\nWe consciously and religiously worship god, regardless of our sins.  \n\nWe, the citizens of the United States of America, represent our country.  We are our government, whether we like it or not.  The sins our government may or may not have committed are the responsibility of it's citizens - us.\n\nIf our Presidents is disrespectful, we are disrespectful.  We are our country, we are our President.  \n\nWe are equally responsible for the negativity circulating around our globe.  As Americans, we are just too arrogant to admit this.\n\nIt may be wrong to continue to use god as our armor, falsly repenting during holidays and disasters.\n\nI am not proud that we are so disliked.  I personally have no fear of God, only Love.  I only wish the entire world would see us for the beautiful nation we really are.
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Just another scapegoat to blame society's problems on, and a way to divide people. There is a massive misconception in the US today that this is a "Christian" nation and that certain people/behaviors should be condemned. Funny thing, historically speaking every time a single religion comes to power that nations folds in on itself.
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There IS a difference – and the answer to your question is neither.  God is not on “America’s side” and America is clearly, obviously, not on “God’s side.”\n\nAmerica just uses God when it is convenient, and God weeps for the things America does in his name.
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I am in the right country. This country was founded on the principle of "all men are created equal", not Christian domination. I do agree that "PC" has gone too far. There is no law against wishing someone "Merry Christmas", it's companies that force the issue for fear of offending non-Christians.\n\nI agree with you on the "English as the National Language" point, but the government needs to step up to the plate on this issue, or it'll never happen.\n\nOn to the God issue:\nI am a Christian. I carry Christ's teachings with me in my daily life. I don't need it printed on my money, which, I feel, is an object of lust, therefore sacreligious. America is a "melting pot". Equal right for all regardless of religion, race or sex.\n\nThomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin, two of our most prominent Founding Fathers, were Deists. Washington and Jefferson were not particularly religious but tended more toward Deism than Christianity.\n\nThomas Paine, whose writings were a powerful catalyst for the American Revolution, vehemently attacked Christianity in one of his works and refused to embrace Christianity, even on his death-bed.\n\nGod is not mentioned in our Constitution. The Declaration of Independence simply mentions "Nature's God" and a "Creator", neither of which specifically imply a Christian god.\n\nPer the Treaty of Tripoli, endorsed by President John Adams and ratified unanimously by the US Senate in 1797: "the Government of the United States is not in any sense founded on the Christian religion..."\n\nThis is the America I love, one where everyone is free to worship as they please without State interference. That is what the First Amendment to the Constitution is all about.\n\nOne last issue: the pledge. The Pledge of Allegience, as it was written in 1892, was "I pledge allegiance to my flag and the republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty, equality and justice for all." "Equality" was removed and "under God" added. Coincidence?
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Christianity is a religion.  What you listed are denominations within "Christianity".
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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.