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Should we tolerate the intolerant theists?
Incorrect. We're a nation with a secular government, the freedom of religion and a large but rapidly dwindling christian population. You are not some kind of special citizen with special rights because of you believe a zombie jew came back to life to stop what he was going to do to us. You are one of dozens of religions in the US and our country was not founded on christianity, especially considering half of the founding fathers were deists, which is about as christian as hinduism and islam.
that wasnt the poll. reread the question
Many of those, not sure if all, are the ones who participated in the writing of the Constitution
Yet they saw fit not to include those points in the Constitution.
Quite a few of the founders, particularly Jefferson, were troubled to a degree by Christianity. Jefferson even created his own bible taking phrases (literally)
from the three bibles and creating a cut and paste version.
Yes, lots of religious people think you can only be moral and good through their religion. In fact, that's a central pillar to all the Abrahamic faiths: our way is the only way to get to heaven.
this is a public opinion poll. there will be no insult slinging and there will be rational debate.
is america still the Christian nation we always were? all other "religions" have the right to practice freely and we should respect them even if they are wrong. however atheism isnt a religion so are they protected under the constitution? does anyone see us illegalizing atheism in the near future?
Christianity and America | Faith of Our Fathers
since this is a public opinion poll i expect fair and rational conversations.
this is a public opinion poll. there will be no insult slinging and there will be rational debate.
is america still the Christian nation we always were? all other "religions" have the right to practice freely and we should respect them even if they are wrong. however atheism isnt a religion so are they protected under the constitution? does anyone see us illegalizing atheism in the near future?
Christianity and America | Faith of Our Fathers
since this is a public opinion poll i expect fair and rational conversations.
i voted yes we are still a Christian nation cause i havent lost faith in the US. the wife and i are very tolerant of the atheists because they are ignorant of how the world works, but they are still human beings
No, we are not a christian nation, we are a nation of all faiths, religions and creeds, but we have a lot of christians. You do not have special privileges and christian holy law is not welcome. I am very tolerant of you because you are ignorant of how America works.
Yeah, he intentionally made a ****ty and pointed poll to try to get everyone to agree we were all founded on christianity. Nothing says confident in your faith like needing to force it on others through the government.
Interesting.
Many seem to forget that people emigrated to the US(colonies), prior to your War of Independence fleeing religious persecution.
The Founding Fathers were more than familiar with internal religious wars that tore thru Europe, that countries having an official Religion, such as GB being Anglican, this lead to rampant persecutions and deaths of many.
Clear reason why Christianity is not in the Constitution, nor having an official Religion.
You need more choices in your poll.
100% correct and I say that as a christian.
Many of those, not sure if all, are the ones who participated in the writing of the Constitution
Yet they saw fit not to include those points in the Constitution.
I don't believe this was ever intended to be a poll. More like "do you beat your wife or your daughter".
laugh out loud. we are and always have been. there is no need for that "other".
please enlighten us
I think we aren't as Christian as we once were because Christianity was once the 'norm' almost everywhere in America and those of us who embraced it were not attacked, insulted, and/or maligned, and nobody would have presumed to see it as a violation of anybody's rights.
We once celebrated Christmas and even Easter joyously and unoffensively pretty much everywhere--in the schools, in the workplace, on campus of our universities, in department stores, in the hospitals, in all government buildings, etc. It was a beautiful and satisfying component of the predominantly Christian American culture and even those who did not embrace Christianity enjoyed it as an American festival just as we would enjoy the cultural festivals celebrated in other countries including the non-Christian ones. The creche on the courthouse lawn was a charming American tradition that offended nobody and to sue somebody because it was there was unthinkable.
But with the rise of an intolerant Progressivism coupled with an opportunistic Libertarianism (capital "L") in which money could be made by challenging such customs and symbols, we have lost much of that. Our young are too often taught that Christianity is born of evil and corrupt influences or is a corruption of paganism, etc. etc. etc. and they never experience the joy and comfort that a relationship with the Christ brings to those of us who are blessed with that. "Merry or Blessed Christmas" has been replaced with a generic "Happy Holidays" in many if not most places. Christmas is no longer acknowledged in the schools that now have Winter Breaks instead of Christmas breaks. Public prayer is outlawed or not allowed in most public places. The school that includes too many old traditional Christmas carols in the winter concert can face severe retribution.
Christians are supposed to be sensitive and sympathetic to non-Christians whose feelings are of much more importance than any desire or feelings of the Christians.
And our country is definitely the poorer for it.
Please send me lots and lots of dollar bills so I can check if every one bears the slogan "In God We Trust".
I think we aren't as Christian as we once were because Christianity was once the 'norm' almost everywhere in America and those of us who embraced it were not attacked, insulted, and/or maligned, and nobody would have presumed to see it as a violation of anybody's rights.
We once celebrated Christmas and even Easter joyously and unoffensively pretty much everywhere--in the schools, in the workplace, on campus of our universities, in department stores, in the hospitals, in all government buildings, etc. It was a beautiful and satisfying component of the predominantly Christian American culture and even those who did not embrace Christianity enjoyed it as an American festival just as we would enjoy the cultural festivals celebrated in other countries including the non-Christian ones. The creche on the courthouse lawn was a charming American tradition that offended nobody and to sue somebody because it was there was unthinkable.
But with the rise of an intolerant Progressivism coupled with an opportunistic Libertarianism (capital "L") in which money could be made by challenging such customs and symbols, we have lost much of that. Our young are too often taught that Christianity is born of evil and corrupt influences or is a corruption of paganism, etc. etc. etc. and they never experience the joy and comfort that a relationship with the Christ brings to those of us who are blessed with that. "Merry or Blessed Christmas" has been replaced with a generic "Happy Holidays" in many if not most places. Christmas is no longer acknowledged in the schools that now have Winter Breaks instead of Christmas breaks. Public prayer is outlawed or not allowed in most public places. The school that includes too many old traditional Christmas carols in the winter concert can face severe retribution.
Christians are supposed to be sensitive and sympathetic to non-Christians whose feelings are of much more importance than any desire or feelings of the Christians.
And our country is definitely the poorer for it.
this is a public opinion poll. there will be no insult slinging and there will be rational debate.
is america still the Christian nation we always were? all other "religions" have the right to practice freely and we should respect them even if they are wrong. however atheism isnt a religion so are they protected under the constitution? does anyone see us illegalizing atheism in the near future?
Christianity and America | Faith of Our Fathers
since this is a public opinion poll i expect fair and rational conversations.
https://thehumanist.com/magazine/march-april-2012/features/the-bible-according-to-thomas-jefferson
I read somewhere that Jefferson did the same thing with the Christian, Jewish. and Muslim bibles. Maybe I heard that at one of his homes.
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