America 's Identity Of A Christian Nation

The reputation that the Unites States has today as a world power has been cultivated over various forms of nationalism, wars, and both foreign and domestic relations. The freed Americans men had a new opportunity of establishing a new outlook on conducting world affairs. Unlike many other colonies in the Americas, the Unites States was shaped by the lack of “centuries of European religious, monarchical, and aristocratic order” (Hixson- 25). The British government did not take a deep investment in the establishment of an extensive overseas government and religion like the Spanish did in Latin America. As colonies, one of the primary goals of the Unites States was religious freedom, but only for Anglo-Saxon Christian religions.

Religion has always had a dramatic effect on any colony, country, or time period. The religion in the early colonial age not only affected the people in that era but affected modern day religion and politics in American society. To begin, religious ideas shaped our land. This is because, when the first explorers came to America, they tried to spread their religious ideas. This affected modern day population and minority numbers in many places. For example, when the Spanish first came to America, they tried to spread their religious ideas among the native people there. The natives didn’t like this and so they fought back. This shaped the major religion and political systems in the parts that the Spaniards explored. Also, some of the first colonies,

There is an age old question about good old America and its foundation that has been debated on for decades that I have the pleasure of touching on today. That question I tend on giving my insight on today which is, was United States was founded as a Christian nation or as something else? In retrospect one can say that America was founded on three documents: The Declaration of Independence, The Paris Peace Treaty of 1783, and the Constitution; however what does that mean to America being a Christian Nation? Well the Declaration of Independence has many references to God, and both the Treaty and the Constitution end with them being sign in the “Year of our Lord”. One would assume this is all evidence that the founded on Christianity, but then I read Thomas Jefferson’s Letter to the Danbury Baptist. After reviewing the letter’s substance and the reason for him writing the letter it would appear that I’m torn even as I am writing this.

When united states follow the policy of imperialism they are going to want to spread christianity through the weaker countries. To christians it is their duty to do their best to spread the christianity. According to document 1 it states”the purest Christianity, the highest civilization,the highest civilization will spread itself over the earth ”(Doc 1). When any country think that there religion is

The most prominent piece of evidence for those that believe that this is not a Christian nation is Article 11 of the Treaty of Tripoli which states, ??the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion?? Source J. This treaty was read aloud to the entire Senate in 1797 and was unanimously approved. President John Adams announced it to the people and it was published in 3 well-know newspapers. According to Ed Buckner, Ph. D, in his speech ?Does the 1796-97 Treaty with Tripoli Matter to Church/ State Separation??, there was no record of protest to the articles within the treaty, Source G. It went without question, in this case, that the government held no religion whatsoever.

This paper is a book critique of The Godless Constitution. The first chapter of the book is titled “Is America a Christian Nation?” and it is an introduction for the rest of the book. In this chapter, the main idea is to open the reader’s mind about that the constitution was created with the idea that religious believes will not influence in the politics of the nation. The authors state that “The principal framers of the American political system wanted no religious parties in national politics” (Kramnick and Moore, 23). Actually, the creation of a constitution without influence of religion was not an act of irreverence. The authors believe that the creation of the constitution was a support to the idea that religion can preserve the civil morality necessary for democracy, without an influence on any political party. The end of the chapter is the description of the following chapters and with a disguise warning that both authors were raise in religious families and they wrote the book with high respect for America’s religious traditions (Kramnick and Moore, 25). The second chapter, called “The Godless Constitution” explains how the different terms to talk about God were taken out and a “no religious test” clause was adopted with little discussion. This clause was a “veritable firestorm” during the ratification debates in several states (Kramnick and Moore, 32). For many people the “no religious test” clause was considered as the gravest defect of the Constitution (Kramnick

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Thomas Jefferson wrote those words to express the emotions of a nation that desired freedom, and to shake the foundation of the British Empire. However, this simple, but eloquent phrase has sparked one of the greatest debates in American history. Is America a Christian nation? One question has divided the nation and its politicians since the founding and forming of America. This fiery debate has sparked more controversy than any other debate in modern politics.

The author's main purpose for writing A Myth of a Christian Nation is to explain how the world has claimed to be founded on christian principles but has neglected to see that this is a lie that we as christians and people in society have told ourselves to make it seem like we are “ one nation under God”. Boyd also focuses in on and introducing our role in the kingdom of God vs the kingdom of the world and our role in politics and society.

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The history of religion in the United States comes a long way dating from the early 1600s when the first pilgrim settlers came to this country. It has been noted that these settlers were highly influenced by the Protestant faith which led to a community level of influence in this country as well. The faith of theses settlers were motivated from the New World of Europe where they practiced their religion in a peaceful environment. Later in history, it was noted that people of Spanish decent started the famous network of the Catholic missions in California. When California became a part of the United States, Catholic churches and institutes were formed. These churches and institutes were also formed in New Orleans and Louisiana.

Initially, America did not have a Christian foundation in the sense of creating a theocracy. However, it was shaped by Christian moral truths, and the forefathers created a hospitable environment that supported this religion. The relationship linking the state and religion grew strong as most of the people in the nation became Christians. This research paper outlines how Christianity came to be one of the major religions in the United States of America.

Rick Dubin, Vice-President, Investigative Services, IBC said, “None of the top 10 stolen vehicles are equipped with an electronic manufacturer immobilizer as a theft deterrent system, so they are easier to steal. We also see from this list that criminals continue to have a huge demand for AWD/4WD late model high-end vehicles.”, in his recent comments regarding the theft of vehicles.

America wastes a lot of time trying to create a democracy completely absent of the moral expectations that our ancestors have put into place. Our founding fathers’ dream of establishing a country in which all people would be accepted has begun to fall. In our attempt to rid our country of a democracy contaminated with any belief in a supreme power, we have rid ourselves of many of our values and morals. Perhaps it is impossible for religion to dominate our political country, but we have misinterpreted the original intent of “separation of church and state” and taken this concept too far.

Colonialism causes many controversial discussions about whether or not some civilizations were stripped from their culture by others. New people coming to a different civilizations bring new ideas and more trade, but there are negatives that come, too. A village develops a culture over time, and then when new people come in with new religions and ways of life, everything changes. There is evidence that supports both sides of the argument, but more that supports the side that clans were stripped from their culture. In Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, he shows how the Igbo culture was stripped of its originality when the Europeans came in and took over. This has negative effects on the main character in the book. He is left feeling like he has nothing to stand for because it has all been taken away, and it eventually drives him to kill himself.

The constitution and the amendments is what America follows and is considered a holy book itself. Stated in the constitution of Massachusetts 1780 “…in framing a constitution of government, to provide for an equitable mode of making laws, as well as for an impartial interpretation and a faithful execution of them; that every man may, at all times, find his security in them.” As mentioned before America is not just consisted of one religion but a collective of religion; it will not be fair or equal to have a single religion that represent all of America and to solve this problem the constitution was the key. The constitution represent