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Originally Posted by buggyone
All the talk of being a Christian nation - where does that leave the non-Christians? I am not talking about Muslims who have a bad reputation but how about those of the Jewish faith and culture? What about Native Americans who are not Christian? How about an atheist? Buddhist, Shinto, Zoroastrstrims, Wiccans, Hindu, etc? Do they have a vote or are they allowed to be elected to public office?
Remember that the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were written over 200 years ago. With the exception of a few Jews (maybe) there were only Christians in the USA. I am sure none of the founding fathers ever heard of a Muslim, a Buddhist, a Hindu, or a Wiccan. Things evolve over time and must be compensated for in the process.
You can talk of religious tolerance in America but the true history does not show the religious tolerance. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/histor...Tolerance.html |
I very honestly am getting very tired of the United States being called a Christian nation. That is not entirely true. What is true, is that we were founded on Judeo Christian principles. The 10 Commandments. Things like that.
We harbor no resentment toward other religions that do not harbor resentment against us. Our Constitution says that we shall not establish a state religion. It says that we have freedom of religion. It does not say nor was it ever intended to say that we were guaranteed freedom from religion.
I'm tired of hearing people whine and moan and groan that we are unfair to other religions. There is no place in the world that has three religious freedom that this country was founded upon.
Just my two cents