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I probably shouldn't bother, but- America was founded by a bunch of Christians, and some of the country's construction surely was influenced by that. However
by st26 8y ago
I probably shouldn't bother, but-
America was founded by a bunch of Christians, and some of the country's construction surely was influenced by that.
However America was NOT founded as a Christian state.
Where the left & right butt heads over this is usually when, for example, pro-lifers say "God clearly forbids abortion and America is a Christian state so our laws must follow the Bible", and pro-choicers say "Uh, no, this is not a Christian state, the Bible does not set our laws".
- jimmy1 8y agoAnd this is NOT what I am saying, I said it was founded on Judeo-Christian principles.
- st26 8y agoThen, I guess I have to ask you to be more specific about who is trying to erase that from history. I don't think many people dispute the faith of our founders.
- wnoise 8y agoIt was founded on Enlightenment principles, some of which are deliberately conflated with Judeo-Christian principles, but are actually quite distinct.