In a 2007 interview with beliefnet.com, John McCain stated that “the Constitution established the United States of America as a Christian nation.” While some were encouraged by McCain's words, others took great offense, reigniting a passionate debate about the intentions of America’s founders. Was the U.S. built on Christian principles, or are we a purely secular nation?
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Judaeo-Christian Beliefs Form Basis for Constitution and Legal Code
I do agree
Our Founding Fathers did fear God,and allowed him to guide them in the formation of this great country, and they were not Muslim.
- Pegleg4570
June 18, 2009 6:45AM
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Deism
Many of the founding fathers were Deists, this included the iconic ones like Jefferson and Adams.
- MrBook
June 24, 2009 5:42PM
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No more.
At one time the United States was a Christian Nation. Was it written directly into the laws, no. But Americans were for the most part Christians. But no more. Lyndon Johnson had a problem. He was about to run again for the Senate and a few non-profit groups were against his reelection. July 2, 1954 he proposed an amendment to the tax laws that prohibited tax exempt groups from speaking out for or against elected officials. He had nothing against the churches it was just that they were also tax exempt groups. On that day they were silenced.
- mike1948
August 3, 2009 7:59PM
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