[OldNavyVet]

"Our Judeo-Christian traditions, which have made the United States the most prosperous and just society the world has ever known,

Individual freedeom, and the economic system known as capitalism is what made America great.

Now taking over is socialism and ... essentially ... slavery for individuals.

[cripplecreek]

Individual and economic freedom are a direct result of biblical ideals. Capitalism was the name Marx gave to our free market system.

[DBeers]

Individual freedeom, and the economic system known as capitalism is what made America great.

Not Judeo-Christian traditions? Where do you think the concept of God given inalienable rights e.g. individual freedom and the economic system that necessarily derives from such came from the government? Wikipedia maybe?

I remember your ambitiousness well on several homosexual sex 'gay' topics - I would term your approach one of passive resistance. REALLY stupid too -you fool no one.

Your straw man argument about slavery was clue one...

Maybe you should seek greener pastures like DU?

[SoConPubbie]

Individual freedeom, and the economic system known as capitalism is what made America great.

You need to enlarge your reading list.

The founders were very succinct in their statements that the system they setup was only for a Christian nation and it would fail otherwise.

Furthermore, they stated outright that our Individual Liberties came from God himself.

It was their basing this government on a strong commitment to their own Judeo-Christian ethic that created the system we now live in that gave us the protection of our Individual Freedoms and the economic system known as capitalism.

Even Jefferson presided over church services held in the congressional buildings.