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?
DesMoinesRegister.com - January 07, 2009
I promise. If it’s not OK, it’s not the end. This isn’ta Christian nation. Christianity should have no influence over laws and government.
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McCreary County Record - January 06, 2009
One such misunderstanding is the incorrect notion that America was founded as a Christian nation. While history clearly teaches us otherwise, ...
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Gather.com - January 06, 2009
We used to be an openly Christian nation ... Politicians changed that. We used to teach patriotism in schools ... Politicians changed that. ...
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2TheAdvocate - January 06, 2009
... roots”) that America was founded as a Christian nation. On the contrary, it was founded as a secular nation as revealed by the US Constitution. ...
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Centre Daily Times - January 05, 2009
We find more than a little irony in that many of the people who maintain that the United States is a Christian nation founded on, not just moral, ...
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Huntington Herald Dispatch - January 04, 2009
This doesn't seem to be a Christian nation anymore. No wonder this nation has gone to hell in a handbasket. Between Bush and the atheists, God is getting ...
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Syracuse.com - January 04, 2009
The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com, NY - 3 hours ago
Bud Adams Syndicated columnists and letter-writers declare the United States is a "Christian nation," as if it's a well-known fact we need to be reminded of ...
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Salem Journal - January 03, 2009
Winston-Salem Journal, NC - 8 hours ago
They talk about America being a "Christian nation," as if they have special privileges that they need not share with others. They talk about "Truth" with a ...
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St. George Daily Spectrum - January 03, 2009
He added, "I'm sick of the Christmas wars - we're a Christian nation and ought to use the word." As a Christian centered in the incarnational theology of ...
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NJ.com - January 01, 2009
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com, NJ - 19 hours ago
It had social programs from Head Start to welfare to Social Security to take care of the weakest among us, the mentally ill, the elderly and the destitute. ...
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The Community Journal - December 31, 2008
Since the break-up of the Soviet Union, thousands of Armenians of the Diaspora (primarily the US, Canada, France, Russia, Lebanon, Syria, and Iran) have ...
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Online Journal - December 30, 2008
“Make a donation of a like amount to ProtectMarriage.com which will help us correct this error,” reads the letter. “Were you to elect not to donate ...
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USA Today - December 30, 2008
"The majority (of visitors) are thunderstruck that Russia is a Christian nation," said Kent dur Russell, CEO and curator of the museum. ...
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The Ledger - December 30, 2008
Every year people such as Aeryk Stormson write letters lamenting the fact that this is, by and large, an overwhelmingly Christian nation and that we behave ...
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Red Bluff Daily News - December 29, 2008
How many innocent and helpless Iraqis came to horrifying deaths in the last five years because of the actions of this Christian nation? ...
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Bulletin - December 28, 2008
Press & Sun-Bulletin, NY - 8 hours ago
Religious diversity in the US is greater than ever before, so to call us a "Christian" nation is a misstatement at best, nonsense at worst. ...
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Press - December 27, 2008
St. Joseph News-Press, MO - 9 hours ago
It’s time for those of us who believe this is a Judeo-Christian nation to stand up and defend what we believe and stop the encroachment that is taking place ...
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The Olympian - December 26, 2008
... the day we become silent about things that matter," said Martin Luther King Jr. I still wonder about the United States being called a Christian nation. ...
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Huffington Post - December 25, 2008
His motivation...he wants to "end the war on Christmas" as the United States is a "Christian Nation." (The state of Utah isn't as insular. ...
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Minneapolis Star Tribune - December 25, 2008
... a Christian nation ACCORDING TO OUR CONSTITUTION. What's with you zealots anyway?? Spend the day praying, and leave the … read more rest of us alone. ...
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