[Mr. K]

Probably just what it sounds like

[jessduntno]

“But were they Christians, and did they found a Christian nation?”

Yes.

[Tarpon]

The founders were self professed believers in NATURE’s God. They added the separation of church and state, to prevent the state from establishing a state sponsored religion, like the church of England.

They then used the teachings of Judeo-Christian faiths as their main legal foundation.

IMHO — The book the 5000 Year Leap is a very good read for understanding all about this subject.

[Clyde5445]

((((((Palin Ping)))))

[NoLibZone]

Founders were Deists.

I want to know what her path to citizenship is.

[LibLieSlayer]

She meant what she said and said what she meant... you silly journalist... she is not a dim... she always says exactly what she means.

LLS

[skr]

Neutral government structure, based on Judeo-Christian principles, formed and reformed via election by mostly Judeo-Christian citizens = Christian nation. We the People used to be the Government; we are still the Nation.

[Mack Truck]

Thank God, the U.S. has until now been a Christian nation. As such it de facto embodies the noble ideals of Judaism and its daughter religion, Christianity. No other nation in the histor of the world has made so many people so free and given them a chance to get ahead and have freedom of religion and freedom from the tyranny of government. I am thankful to live in this very special Christian country.

[Mack Truck]

Thank God, the U.S. has until now been a Christian nation. As such it de facto embodies the noble ideals of Judaism and its daughter religion, Christianity. No other nation in the histor of the world has made so many people so free and given them a chance to get ahead and have freedom of religion and freedom from the tyranny of government. I am thankful to live in this very special Christian country.

[Mack Truck]

Thank God, the U.S. has until now been a Christian nation. As such it de facto embodies the noble ideals of Judaism and its daughter religion, Christianity. No other nation in the histor of the world has made so many people so free and given them a chance to get ahead and have freedom of religion and freedom from the tyranny of government. I am thankful to live in this very special Christian country.

[Melas]

The founders no doubt expected Christianity to be the religion of the people, but the founders were also clear that a man’s conscience was his own. The Virginia statute for religious freedom, penned by Thomas Jefferson and enacted in Virginia in 1786, is as much proof as anyone needs.

The founders would have recoiled at at the idea of Christian faith being undertaken under any circumstances other then that of free will. Unfortunately, we have many with us today (reconstructionists) who are forthright with their belief that there is nothing wrong with the state compelling religious compliance.

[allmendream]

The views of both Madison and Jefferson were clear as to the intended separation of Church and State.

That is not to say that there should be separation of God and State.

Church is not God.

[rawcatslyentist]

>"I therefore beg leave to move-that henceforth prayers imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessings on our deliberations, be held in this Assembly every morning before we proceed to business"

Therein lies the problem, our "representatives" have been praying in the wrong direction.

[rbmillerjr]

This is an excellent subject and post.

The Deist myth is pounded down our children’s throats by liberal C-student school teachers.

Set you kids straight on this and other areas of history.

[Nosterrex]

It depends upon what you mean by Christian? If you understand Christian as defined in the Ecumenical Creeds, then the answer is mixed. Some were Christian, some were Deists, and some were Unitarians, such as John Adams. Thomas Jefferson is a prime example of a Deist. One only needs to read his redacted version of the New Testament to know that he denied the fundamental teachings of creedal Christianity. Jefferson did believe that Atheists were untrustworthy because they did not believe in the existence of God.
There is no doubt that the Declaration of Independence was founded upon the belief in a Creator and Nature's God. They believed in divine providence. They believed that the moral teachings of Christianity were essential for the survival of a nation. What they decided to do was base government upon reason and justice, and not upon a particular Christian faith, nor establish a Church of America. They did not seek to look into men's souls, but judged a man by his deeds.

[Del Rapier]

God love you,Mrs. Palin.

[editor-surveyor]

It gets tiresome watching all these supposedly ‘Christian’ scholars squitm over this.

The founders left Religion out of the constitution because it was none of the fed gov’s business. The individual states were all declaratively Christian by their constitutions, and every one of the founders had declared themselves to be Christian of various specific persuasions.