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To: fr_freak

I wholeheartedly agree that we are a "Christian nation," much as India is a "Hindu nation," or Iraq a "Muslim nation;" eg. the majority of our population is Christian, and our social norms and mores are based on Judeo-Christian teachings. Our religious foundation, however, is not codified in the legal documents that form the basis for our government. Yes, the Declaration is a decidedly "God-friendly" document, but it served only to sever the ties with Great Britain, not create a government for the colonies. The Constitution details what "constitutes" our government, and there is no mention of morality or religious beliefs at all. Socially, yes, we are heavily influenced by Judeo-Christian tradition. Legally, we are influenced by Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, et al.

As far as the state constitutions go, I would prefer that THEY had more sway than the US Constitution. We are far to federalist for my tastes--California should be able to bask in a secular-humanistic absence of any Western moral teachings, just as Texas should be able to have an Our Father said before every football game. However, state constitutions, while not necessarily in disagreement with the US Constitution, do not hold national power--they only affect a particular state.


183 posted on 01/26/2007 12:59:44 PM PST by jcb1379
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To: jcb1379
I wholeheartedly agree that we are a "Christian nation," much as India is a "Hindu nation," or Iraq a "Muslim nation;" eg. the majority of our population is Christian, and our social norms and mores are based on Judeo-Christian teachings.

We are most certainly NOT a "Christian nation." We are a secular nation formed on Christian principals (BTW the "Judeo" part is superfluous PC nonsense -any "Christian" principal is implicitly "Judeo" as well). There is a HUGE difference. America has always been a Great Experiment in religious freedom. It was founded as such.

198 posted on 01/26/2007 1:16:59 PM PST by presidio9 (There is something wonderful about a country that produces a brave and humble man like Wesley Autrey)
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Socially, yes, we are heavily influenced by Judeo-Christian tradition. Legally, we are influenced by Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, et al.

The framework of the US government was designed by people with a Christian worldview to govern people with a Christian worldview. A muslim society could never have produced this Constitution, nor was this Constitution sufficiently designed to govern people with a Muslim worldview, given that the Koran is far more specific in its requirements for daily living (i.e. sharia) than Christianity, not to mention the fact that Islam has a fundamentally different outlook on the inalienable rights of human beings.
231 posted on 01/26/2007 2:03:05 PM PST by fr_freak
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