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A Christian nation?

Posted in Uncategorized on October 4th, 2007 by His Holiness

Recently, Arizona senator, and presidential hopeful John McCain made quite a stir when he said “I would probably have to say yes, that the Constitution established the United States of America as a Christian nation.”

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/01/mccain.christian.nation/index.html

Your task for this week, is to evaluate his claim. Is Senator John McCain correct when he said that the constitution established the United States as a Christian nation? Why or why not?

Further, you should state what a Christian nation IS, and if you feel that the United States is one at all, constitutionally or otherwise.

Further still, your answer should endeavor to explain why Senator McCain would say such a thing in the first place.

You may wish to refer to, and perhaps even quote, the Constitution of the United States in your answer.

2 Responses to “A Christian nation?”

  1. Matthew Says:
    October 8th, 2007 at 2:37 pm

    I don’t think that the U.S. is or ever was a christian nation because the constitution clearly states that you can be of what ever religion you want and not be prosicuted for it.

    A christian nation is when christianity is the basis of the laws and it has control over the political side of things and is the main religion. I don’t think that the U.S. is a christian nation beacause the law and the church are completly diffirent.

    I think that McCain was stating his oppinion on how the U.S should be run and who should run it. I don’t think he was saying that other religions don’t have the same ideas as christianity.

  2. Paige Says:
    October 10th, 2007 at 9:30 pm

    I dont think that the U.S.A. is ever gonna let People just be christan because its a free country and its up to you not the goverment to chose what your religan is ,

    A Christan Nation is a country or countrys baced everything on just Christanaty. The U.S.A. is deffinatlyy not a Cfristan Nation because Everybody has there own belifes.

    I dont think that McCain should have said that because it mite have affended some people. Also he should have consulated with the President/goverment.

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