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Asking the Question Again: Is America a Christian Nation?
New American Prophet ^ | March 23 2024 | Dr. Michael Brown

Posted on 03/24/2024 6:10:48 AM PDT by Rev M. Bresciani

With the ever increasing warnings about the alleged danger of “Christian nationalism,” however ambiguous that term might be, it is only fair to ask: Is America a Christian nation? And, just as importantly: Has America ever been a Christian nation? And how does this relate to Christian nationalism?

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TOPICS: Religion; Society
KEYWORDS: christian; muslim; obama
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To: Right_Wing_Madman

True. And the divide there can also be seen.


21 posted on 03/24/2024 7:16:25 AM PDT by ealgeone
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To: dpetty121263
No not anymore and God has removed his protective hedge from around the United States

You beat me to it, and I totally agree. Things are about to get a whole lot worse. See what happened to Israel and Judah in the OT to get a glimpse of what is about to happen to the US.

22 posted on 03/24/2024 7:21:10 AM PDT by ducttape45 (Proverbs 14:34, "Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.")
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To: devere

Will just note that there were those who sharply disagreed with that being in the treaty at the time; I would have been one of them. My opinion is that it was included to address Tripoli’s concern that a Christian nation would attack them solely on the fact that they were Muslims, and that the language went too far. Would also note that Tripoli broke the Treaty in 1801. (And yes, I do believe our nation was founded on Christian principles, and absolute conviction that our humanity arises from divine creation and not the laws of the state.)


23 posted on 03/24/2024 7:23:27 AM PDT by drwoof
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To: Rev M. Bresciani

Unfortunately no longer


24 posted on 03/24/2024 7:26:26 AM PDT by inchworm (al )
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To: Rev M. Bresciani

Unfortunately no longer


25 posted on 03/24/2024 7:26:26 AM PDT by inchworm (al )
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To: Rev M. Bresciani

History has a destination, my friend.


26 posted on 03/24/2024 7:34:34 AM PDT by D_Idaho ("For we wrestle not against flesh and blood...")
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To: discostu

“No, and no, and it just shows they’re pretty confused. Really America was always supposed to be neutral, let people religion how and if they want.”

Fact, once the Constitution set us free from forced religion. Which by the way is why the first settlers came here in the first place. They were evading persecution and forced religion.


27 posted on 03/24/2024 7:41:13 AM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: ealgeone

The US was colonized by those who were evading religious persecution and forced national religion.


28 posted on 03/24/2024 7:45:32 AM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: Openurmind

Largely Protestant in theology.


29 posted on 03/24/2024 7:49:56 AM PDT by ealgeone
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To: ducttape45

Has to get 100 times worse and if you need proof see what God allowed to happen to Israel when they turned against God...It is clearly spelled out and don’t think for a second he will not allow it for America as if you think otherwise you are fooling yourself.


30 posted on 03/24/2024 8:03:11 AM PDT by dpetty121263
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To: Rev M. Bresciani

It think most Christians in America have started going “UNDERGROUND” to avoid a Saturday morning visit from Nikita Bidenev’s Gaystapo. Two huge churches have gone up across the street from each other less than a mile from my place since I moved here a few years ago. They keep a low silhouette but the churches are beautiful with large outside covered areas for church events. One has a school on the property.


31 posted on 03/24/2024 8:04:13 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer ("A Noble Heart Can Know No Ease Without Freedom.")
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Amen to this!


32 posted on 03/24/2024 8:06:54 AM PDT by dpetty121263
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To: devere

My understanding is that the English version of the document, the one actually signed, never contained that language. An Arabic version did, which was the one shown to the Tripoli Muslims to quell their concern we should be considered “Christian”, therefore their natural enemy.

...something like that - but it was my understanding that this was never actually in the English, signed, version.

Clearly this country was founded by Christians and everything that flowed out of it is saturated in Christian doctrine. The very concept of “inalienable rights from God” does not derive from atheism and certainly isn’t compatible with Islamic doctrine. So, if such concepts aren’t Christian, what are they?


33 posted on 03/24/2024 8:15:12 AM PDT by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing of poor moral choices among everybody)
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To: Openurmind
Which by the way is why the first settlers came here in the first place. They were evading persecution and forced religion.

True! The original 13 colonies were founded by rejects of Oliver Cromwell and the English Civil War.

34 posted on 03/24/2024 8:40:05 AM PDT by Right_Wing_Madman
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To: ealgeone

Radical extremist Protestant in theology.


35 posted on 03/24/2024 8:51:57 AM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: Openurmind

Well actually most of them wanted to make their own forced religion. Which is why when they got here we got a bunch of those little enclaves, religion X here, religion Y there. And is also a big part of why the fed is neutral. A lot of the settlers had actually gone to Denmark first, because it also had religious freedom, BUT Denmark’s religious freedom was a little more intense than hour, you actually can’t make little enclaves there.


36 posted on 03/24/2024 8:58:38 AM PDT by discostu (like a dog being shown a card trick)
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To: Rev M. Bresciani

We are a nation with a lot of Christians - which is not the same thing. So is Pakistan.


37 posted on 03/24/2024 8:59:28 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: discostu

“Well actually most of them wanted to make their own forced religion.”

They still do today... Even if you want to be neutral they say you can’t. lol


38 posted on 03/24/2024 9:23:00 AM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: Openurmind

True enough.


39 posted on 03/24/2024 9:25:13 AM PDT by discostu (like a dog being shown a card trick)
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To: dpetty121263

That’s why I hope I’m gone from this world before that happens, whether it be by the Rapture or earthly death. If our forefathers could see what’s become of the nation they loved and fought for, they’d be aghast.


40 posted on 03/24/2024 10:50:59 AM PDT by ducttape45 (Proverbs 14:34, "Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.")
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