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Trump Is Wrong Because America Should Be A Christian Nation
First Things ^ | December 9, 2015 | Mathew Schmitz

Posted on 12/09/2015 4:00:31 AM PST by Biggirl

Every American believes his country should be Christian. For half of the population, this means the public display of Christian symbols, laws promoting those Christian teachings that don’t encumber the wealthy, and politicians who profess the Christian faith. These people understand Christianity as a set of definite beliefs tied to churches and opposed to secularism.

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To: Old Sarge

Yet thanks to Trump and also to Cruz, they are being exposed, the socialists for who they are.


21 posted on 12/09/2015 5:01:11 AM PST by Biggirl ("Otne Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: DH

“Our founding fathers had a very good reason to separate church from state in our founding documents.”

Our Founders acknowledged Christianity when they wrote the Constitution and dated it “in the year of our Lord”. Christianity was so much the warp and woof of their thoughts and the nation’s thoughts that it was taken for granted. It did not need to be spelled out.


22 posted on 12/09/2015 5:09:14 AM PST by odawg
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To: Biggirl
Every American believes his country should be Christian

Huh? Stopped reading right there. Why do you post this crap?

23 posted on 12/09/2015 5:12:37 AM PST by gr8eman (Don't waste your energy trying to understand commies. Use it to defeat them!)
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To: Biggirl
Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other. - John Adams

I suppose he could've been talking about Muslims too, but if I had to guess I'd say not.

24 posted on 12/09/2015 5:15:23 AM PST by skeeter
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To: gr8eman

And other FRpers have posted WORSE.


25 posted on 12/09/2015 5:16:18 AM PST by Biggirl ("Otne Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: Biggirl

Horse hockey! St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas both wrote about a just war. We can be good Christians AND good soldiers (render unto Caesar). Just wars may be fought to prevent atrocities or to avoid undesirable outcomes. Both of these conditions exist today.

Self defense (for after all, this is why we don’t Mohammedans here) is not a crime nor a sin.


26 posted on 12/09/2015 5:20:08 AM PST by NTHockey (Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners. And to the NSA trolls, FU)
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To: Biggirl

http://www.meforum.org/5684/tolerable-level-of-terrorism


27 posted on 12/09/2015 5:41:48 AM PST by HarleyLady27 (TRUMP SUPPORTER 100% from day ONE!!!)
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To: Biggirl
Lots of people would disagree;


28 posted on 12/09/2015 5:52:51 AM PST by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marylin vos Savant)
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To: Biggirl

More BS.


29 posted on 12/09/2015 5:57:33 AM PST by mulligan (I)
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To: VanDeKoik
Just massive stupidly displayed in this article.

Indeed.

Fortunately, the author was kind enough to keep it short.

30 posted on 12/09/2015 6:06:23 AM PST by Flycatcher (God speaks to us, through the supernal lightness of birds, in a special type of poetry.)
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To: Theo
Where, specifically, is that concept of “separation of church and state” discussed in the founding documents?

Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legislative powers of government reach actions only, and not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should "make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof," thus building a wall of separation between church and State.

-Thomas Jefferson letter to To Messrs. Nehemiah Dodge and Others, A Committee of the Danbury Baptist Association in the State of Connecticut dated January 1, 1802

31 posted on 12/09/2015 6:09:06 AM PST by AndyJackson
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To: DH
ARTICLE XI:
You do not have the right to change our country's history or heritage. This country was founded on the belief in one true God. And yet, you are given the freedom to believe in any religion, any faith, or no faith at all; with no fear of persecution. The phrase IN GOD WE TRUST is part of our heritage and history, sorry if you are uncomfortable with it.

I found that, of all places, on your profile page. I take it you haven't updated it in a while.

32 posted on 12/09/2015 6:16:58 AM PST by BykrBayb (Lung cancer free since 11/9/07. Colon cancer free since 7/7/15. ~ Þ)
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To: Biggirl

Every American believes his country should be Christian.

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Even our Jewish citizens? What?

Sorry, this Christian could not get past that first sentence to read the rest of the piece.


33 posted on 12/09/2015 6:17:29 AM PST by Bigg Red (Keep calm and Pray on.)
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To: VanDeKoik

well said...these whackos get in every once in awhile.


34 posted on 12/09/2015 6:25:57 AM PST by rrrod (just an old guy with a gun in his pocket.l)
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To: Biggirl
They too are Christian nationalists—ones who believe that Trump’s proposal is wrong because it is contrary to building a Christian nation, a civilization of love. As a typically theocratic American, I agree.

LOL! Funny how this guy considers himself "typical" when recent polls show over 75% of folks agreeing with Trump....

35 posted on 12/09/2015 6:26:28 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: Biggirl
...laws promoting those Christian teachings that don’t encumber the wealthy...

Huh?

36 posted on 12/09/2015 6:30:10 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: VanDeKoik; Biggirl

Thank you. Whenever big posts a lazy, sloppy excerpt, I always read ahead to the comments before I click the link.

I and many others have asked - even pleaded - with her to quit click-baiting, blog pimping, trolling and posting way too little info, but she won’t.

Especially Breitbart articles with its spam and popups.


37 posted on 12/09/2015 6:52:00 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (With Great Freedom comes Great Responsibility)
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To: AndyJackson

“Danbury Baptist Association”

Exactly. It’s in a letter to a church, ensuring that the state would not interfere with the church.

But it’s not in any founding documents. And it’s not about keeping religious people out of politics (as too many in our nation believe).

Too many people think “separation of church and state” is in the Constitution or DoC. But it’s not.


38 posted on 12/09/2015 7:00:45 AM PST by Theo (May Christ be exalted above all.)
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To: BykrBayb

You probably didn’t notice that that was part of an article posted by

New preamble to the constitution

The following has been attributed
to Lewis Napper, a Jackson, Mississippi computer programmer.

That was not my writing and it was included within the article I posted there that contained 11 sections...the last was that and credit was given to the original author of that piece.

Get your facts straight.


39 posted on 12/09/2015 7:12:17 AM PST by DH (Once the tainted finger of government touches anything the rot begins)
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To: Biggirl

A suicide note from the Church of Nice.


40 posted on 12/09/2015 10:45:25 AM PST by Albion Wilde ("Look, the establishment doesn't want me, because I don't need the establishment." --Donald Trump)
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