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Where in the Constitution does it explicitly state that America is a Christian nation?

Hint: nowhere. There's the Establishment and Free-Exercise clauses that keep religion out of government and vice versa, and that's about all the Constitution says about religion in general.

Yes, in the Declaration of Independence, there's the phrase "...the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them" which does mention a deity. However, it doesn't refer to Jehovah but "Nature's God" which sounds like a more deistic concept than a Christian one. Also, the Declaration doesn't actually establish the government of the United States, either.

You could also argue that the A.D. in the date on the Constitution is a Christian admission of sorts, but that's grasping at straws--the same spurious reasoning could be used to 'prove' that anybody who uses the word "Friday" is worshiping the Teutonic goddess Freya.

Or, you could just admit that there's nothing legally establishing America as a Christian nation, but instead, we're a nation where we have the First Amendment right to worship as we choose...

Update:

Sam--Funny you should mention that. The words "under God" didn't even exist in the Pledge of Allegiance until the early 1950s when the Catholic organization, Knights of Columbus, pushed to have it included. Even more funny is that the guy Bellamy who wrote the Pledge was a Baptist minister, yet he refused a religious reference because he thought it would be divisive for American society.

Update 2:

I acknowledge that most Christians do realize that ours is a mostly secular government and that's cool, but this question is mainly aimed at Dominionists who I think are trying to revise history.

And, folks, once again the words "under God" is in the Pledge of Allegiance, which has no legal weight whatsoever, and even those words weren't in the Pledge for the first half century or so...

Update 3:

Tom Jones--Grow up. Your bombastic hate gives the majority of decent Christians a bad name. If you don't like the fact that I'm free to be a Freethinker in America, then why don't YOU leave?

Update 4:

Robert:

1. Cutting and pasting huge blocks of boilerplate is against the ToS, IIRC.

2. I'm arguing the Constitution, not the Declaration or Pledge (as you should have read in the first place). Also, the Constitution does explicitly state the Establishment Clause which most definitely is supposed to keep the Feds from an establishment of religion. Got it?

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  • Anonymous
    10 years ago
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    nowhere at all, the founding fathers were deists, not theists, they did not believe in christianity. also to clarify, "one nation, under god" was coined and adopted in the early 50's, and it should be removed, it is not a nation under god, as there is no church for the country.

  • 10 years ago

    Nowhere does the Constitution say that America is a Christian nation. Yes we can worship what we choose right down to being an atheist, if that is the choice we make. However, the term: "In God we Trust" is used on almost every coin, dollar bill, and many major structures in Washington DC. Do not forget the framers were men of faith but they wanted to be fair to everyone. The key word here is fair. The problem is the word fair has been twisted by both the Christians and Atheist in this great nation. Each one feels their way is the only way even if that means we must drag those Atheist or Christians down the street behind a horse if that is what it takes to make their point. If you Atheist think I am out of line with that last comment then you better take a good look on this site at all the anger many Atheist (not all) have towards Christians. I already know about the anger many (not all) Christians express towards Atheist, so I do not need to be reminded. The bottom line is this is a free nation and many out there in answers land are forgetting this no matter what their belief structure.

    Source(s): A man of God who will be friends with any man no matter what he/she believes who is kind, honest, and has honor.
  • ?
    Lv 6
    10 years ago

    That's why we have religious freedom, and that's why no one calls this a Christian nation, a nation of Judeo-Christian heritage maybe, but not just a nation of Christianity.

    I don't know who you're really talking to, as many christians accept this and very few people actually try to claim that this is a solely christian nation.

    This nation is a nation of Christians (notice my wording) since that's the predominant religion, but it's not like we isolate everyone else out.Thus, this nation is a nation of multiple religions and religious freedom with Christianity being the most prominent. But as I said, it's not like the christians are ruling under a iron fist, they just are the most populous.

    We still respect other religions, and we don't claim to own this nation as a christian nation.

    @ your edit.

    There are not that many "dominists" trying to revise our history. Only a very few individual crazies that don't represent us as a whole.

    Our nation has it's roots in Judeo-Christian heritage, that's true.

    However, our nation was also formed under religious freedom.

    And, once again, many Christians don't claim this nation to be a solely Christian nation.

    Source(s): Catholic.
  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    The shape would not assert the USA as a Christian u . s . a .. The corporation clause only prohibits congress from making rules respecting the corporation of a faith. It pronounced no longer something approximately states and truly a number of state religions (all Christian) did exist for some in interior the U. S.. inspite of the incontrovertible fact that maximum state religions have been eradicated via that factor the criminal authority for states to ascertain religions ended with the ratification of the 14th modification.

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  • 10 years ago

    The majority of the founding fathers were Protestant Christians, some were Catholic Christians and some were Jews, however six of them were practicing Free Masons. The belief in "God" stems from these different groups but they worship Him in different ways. The Deism of the Free Masons is what this country was really built upon, that is why the early Colonial United States never considered themselves as being a Christian nation.

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    This country was founded my men who were fed up with their government telling them what to believe in, and what church to go to. We have freedom of religion in our nation and separation of church and state. It is generally beloved that our founding father were some types of Christians and wer are certainly one nation under God. Believing in God and subscribing to religious dogmas are different things

  • 10 years ago

    All I can tell you is that the God of America's Freemason founding fathers was always the God Yahweh and never any other god or gods. So the God referred to in our motto, "In God We Trust" is and always was the God Yahweh. So if the Freemasons want to admit it or not the higher power they believe in is a God called Yahweh. By the way the Freemasons originated from the twelve tribes of Israel at the time of their exodus from being slaves of Egypt. The God Yahweh formed this group of men to be expert builders of structures. The first structure they built was The Tabernacle that they used for 40 years in the desert. In later years this organized group of men built the Jewish Temples such as King Solomon's Temple. So if Americans realize it or not America is a Yahweh nation.

  • Leo
    Lv 7
    10 years ago

    It doesn't. The word Christian appears nowhere in the constitution, nor does the word God.

  • 10 years ago

    It says We the People!

    Those, who say America is a Christian nation, are talking about the core beliefs of the People of this country.

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Maybe it's because the United States was founded on Christian values, like war and slavery.

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