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If America was founded upon God then how do you explain...?
... racism, slavery, segregation, the treatment of the Native Americans, not allowing women the right to vote until the early 20th century... etc.?
Because from my view those who believe that America was founded upon God also have to support all the injustices listed above. We are either a Christian theocracy where Christians are guilty of horrific abuses or we are a secular country where man inflicted horrific suffering on those who were non white or women.
Which it is Christians? You still want to claim America was founded upon God?
15 Answers
- skeptikLv 77 years agoFavorite Answer
Ironically, it is precisely those things which would tend to support the idea that America was set up according to the God of the Bible.
- ?Lv 47 years ago
No Christian needs to support such injustices and different forms of bondage as those.
You are talking about something that you don't know very much about.
America was founded upon God's principles, but not all people saw it the way that God's word states it.
Historically America was made up of people who sought the religious freedom that the British didn't have for Protestants.
America became flooded with all kinds of people from many different countries. The believers of each era preached against such injustices and forms of bondage.
But, the free choice of the people still continued. As it still continues now. The believers speak out against various sins while the sinners call it their freedoms.
Yes. The claim is still that America was founded upon God's principles. Anything built on such a foundation will stand, no matter what the storm.
-Juelrei
- 7 years ago
Our founding fathers wanted America to be a secular country and that's why the first clause of the first amendment (aka our Bill of Rights) demands that religion and government be forever kept completely separate.
Google Establishment Clause.
"... racism, slavery, segregation, the treatment of the Native Americans, not allowing women the right to vote until the early 20th century... etc.?"
America has come a long way, for example we have an African American president. How we got where we are today is despite religion, not because of it.
Fact: Christians used to invoke their Bible to justify slavery. Later they invoked their Bible to justify segregation.
- GSLv 47 years ago
America was formed by humans who held certain Deistic beliefs but these were far from their only beliefs. When you have a system that grants freedom of enterprise, capitalism will emerge and with it, greed. Couple this with a European belief in a white superiority and as you become wealthy, free and white you begin to see yourself superior to all under you. Women, minorities, the poor are often victims of greed. But this has really nothing at all to do with what a true spiritual Christian is called to be. Most make a mockery of their faith through their actions and cleverness. However, cleverness is not a substitute for true character. It is not what we say but what we do that is important.
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- Anonymous7 years ago
I think it was actually founded on the declaration of independence, and the bill of rights. The freedom of religion specified in the bill of rights is to prevent a state church, like the church of England, where you were a member, or a 2nd class citizen. Religion was not exclusively a foundation of the USA. Your opening gambit is an error.
Source(s): Calif NDN - MoiLv 77 years ago
There is a huge difference between a theocracy and having been built on a godly foundation.
Some of the things you list are scripturally based while others are not. It's difficult to address a thesis statement that is itself full of holes.
- 7 years ago
All of those injustices are actually compelling arguments that America WAS founded on the Christian God. Fortunately we've learned a lot since then.
- ?Lv 57 years ago
America was founded upon the constitution and bill of rights and resistance to tyranny in government. I would not say America was founded on god, but founded on the freedom of speech and freedom of religion and expression.
- Anonymous7 years ago
Most Christian country's claim to be 'gods country' such as England. One of our most patriotic songs Jerusalem is about England being gods country