To anyone who thinks the U.S. was founded on Christianity:

[altoecko]

http://monotheism.us/

Lot of interesting stuff on the website.

[Armored]

Re: To anyone who thinks the U.S. was founded on Christianity:

This really interests me.

[Kefka Jr.]

Re: To anyone who thinks the U.S. was founded on Christianity:

I'm interested.

[Alex]

Re: To anyone who thinks the U.S. was founded on Christianity:

I've been a fan of Jefferson for a while. That man was a pimp.

[Caciss]

Re: To anyone who thinks the U.S. was founded on Christianity:

I thought only fools thought this country was founded on Christianity?

[thetruecoolness]

Re: To anyone who thinks the U.S. was founded on Christianity:

I thought only fools thought this country was founded on Christianity?

Well I guess who ever wrote the pledge of allegiance was a fool then (the whole One nation under God deal). Also the way you hear the modern presidents speak about it you really begin wonder.

Good find Alto.

[IRC]

Re: To anyone who thinks the U.S. was founded on Christianity:

Forgive me if I don't have a correct time line but the whole religious founding stems from the Puritans and is reinforced by the Enlightenment. I believe the Revolutionary War was sandwiched between them.

Well I guess who ever wrote the pledge of allegiance was a fool then (the whole One nation under God deal).

No he was just a guy who put it in their as a part of his own agenda and nobody called him on it because it was like 1950 or something.

[Cosmic Jeff]

Re: To anyone who thinks the U.S. was founded on Christianity:

Manifest Destiny.

[Kefka Jr.]

Re: To anyone who thinks the U.S. was founded on Christianity:

Manifest Density.

[Valkysas]

Re: To anyone who thinks the U.S. was founded on Christianity:

"under god" wasnt in the original pledge anyways. ever notice how tacked-on it sounds?

[Caciss]

Re: To anyone who thinks the U.S. was founded on Christianity:

Thank you, Valkysas. Most mentions of God in relation to US Government are in response to the Cold War. Differentiating ourselves from the godless communist USSR.

[The Dark Jester]

Re: To anyone who thinks the U.S. was founded on Christianity:

IN SOVIET RUSSIA, CHILD MOLESTS YOU!

[swabian]

Re: To anyone who thinks the U.S. was founded on Christianity:

I'm not at all familiar with this part of history, but that's an interesting site.


It would be interesting to read biographies of these guys and dig more into their views.

[Armored]

Re: To anyone who thinks the U.S. was founded on Christianity:

Hey Swabby

[ErikaFuzzbottom]

Re: To anyone who thinks the U.S. was founded on Christianity:

"under god" wasnt in the original pledge anyways. ever notice how tacked-on it sounds?

Not really, no. It actually feels missing now that it's no longer used. The idea that it wasn't always in there is news to me.

Forgive me if I don't have a correct time line but the whole religious founding stems from the Puritans and is reinforced by the Enlightenment. I believe the Revolutionary War was sandwiched between them.

Yeah, that's why I was under the impression that we were founded on Christianity. People colonizing here to avoid the junk churches in England were pulling at the time. (Arguably, we're pulling the same junk now, it seems. But I'd rather not get into that discussion right now.)