USA: Christian Nation?

I've often heard it said that the United States of America is a "Christian nation," but is it really? Just a cursory dig into our past shows that it's not.

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[DionysusVoice]

The thing that "Christian Nation" supporters don't seem to understand is this: To call our country a "Christian Nation" is an EXCLUSIVE term, whereas our history has shown that, despite the Christian majority, we ARE inclusive and look out for the rights of the minority. A true "Christian nation" does NEITHER.

[SuperDisser]

to the people who are quoting christian presidents. Shut the fuck up your making yourself look like an idiot. The whole point of this video is to show that though the president may be a christian the idea behind America is non theistically biased vantage point.

[DionysusVoice]

Thank you, Disser.

And vic, I DO appreciate your input. I support freedom of speech, but your ridiculous spamming of quotes -- which I have stated a few months ago are mostly IRRELEVANT to the point I'm making -- is, in fact, SPAM. Make your point and move on, please.

[codppl]

if the USA is a christian nation then some one needs to slap it back into its place in the world

[stoodOnAnArk]

I would not go out to call any nation a congregation of Satan nation. Are you mad that you would curse your nation with the abomination of Christianity, with it's sun worship Deity, the human invented Jesus. Col 4:11, Rev 3:9. Run you pack of wolves and pedophile protectors, your time is at hand. You never knew me, depart from me workers of iniquity.

[Jarut195]

You just proved our point... non-christians founded this country, and non-christians are more tolerant than christians because they allowed people of all faiths to freely practice their religion in america.

I didn't say that, you did.

[blessedvic]

Patrick Henry:"It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians; not on religion, but on the gospel of Jesus

Christ! For this very reason peoples of faiths have been afforded asylum, and freedom of worship here."

[blessedvic]

John Marshall, the father of American Jurisprudence and for 34 years (1801-35) the Chief Justice of the United States, wrote: "The American population is entirely Christian, and with

us Christianity and Religion are identified. It would be strange indeed, if with such a people, our institutions did not presuppose Christianity, and did not often refer to it, and exhibit

relations with it."

[blessedvic]

New York University Professor Emeritus Patricia Bonomi, in her article "The Middle Colonies as the Birthplace of American Religious Pluralism" wrote: "The colonists were about 98

percent Protestant."

[blessedvic]

The 55 Founding Fathers.

The denominational affiliations of these men were a matter of public record. Among the delegates were 28 Episcopalians, 8 Presbyterians, 7 Congregationalists, 2 Lutherans, 2

Dutch Reformed, 2 Methodists, 2 Roman Catholics, 1 unknown, and only 3 deists--Williamson, Wilson, and Franklin.

[338dmac]

Very nice vid, and I especially liked that you pointed out the true meaning of "Nature's God". Not a lot of people pay attention in World History in high school, and definitely not in the Age of Reason or other philosophical sections.

[KOHABAEB]

I'm sorry, Christians.

United States of the America is officially secular nation! Unless you want the USA' First Amendment removed, then USA will be no different from Iran or nonsecular nations.

[RecoveringRecluse]

I believe that the USA was founded upon Christianity...and murder (especially of the natives), rape, greed, exploitation, slavery, sexism, hypocrisy, arrogance, self righteousness, theft seemed to be as virtuous as ever to these so called God fearing people. The do unto others thing, is only applicable to other Christians...if they are white and male, anyway. Please, don't insult free thinkers by suggesting this country was founded on anything but Christianity.