Thread: America: Founded as Christian Nation?

The founding fathers were NOT Christian, and America is not based on Christian principles.

That isn't even a good reason to start with. You shouldn't be arguing based on what other people think, but on what you think.

And like others have said, the US is obviously not a theocracy. We don't have a single religious position inside the government itself, and its banned. The reason for the separation of church and state, is to specifically block the country from ever being a theocracy, and to stop church from having power over government.

Originally Posted by Dannon Oneironaut

The founding fathers were NOT Christian, and America is not based on Christian principles.

No, SOME of the founding fathers were not christians. Most of them were, however they all supported a tolerance of other beliefs, it's the reason for freedom of religion part of the first amendment.