Sarah Palin - What He Said: The Words of Jesus Christ http://whathesaid.com Making the words of Jesus Christ easy to read and explore Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:39:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 Is America a Christian Nation? http://whathesaid.com/2010/04/21/is-america-a-christian-nation/ http://whathesaid.com/2010/04/21/is-america-a-christian-nation/#respond Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:39:22 +0000 https://whathesaid.com/?p=431 Two posts in a row featuring an ABC video—you’d think I was living on the ABC News site. Not so, but with my floors being refinished, my universe has been limited a bit as of late. I digress. This video raises an interesting question: Is the US a Christian nation? Sarah Palin says it’s “mind-boggling” […]

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Two posts in a row featuring an ABC video—you’d think I was living on the ABC News site. Not so, but with my floors being refinished, my universe has been limited a bit as of late.

I digress. This video raises an interesting question: Is the US a Christian nation? Sarah Palin says it’s “mind-boggling” to suggest otherwise. The GOP in Florida certainly thinks so as they’re pushing for more religious influence in their sunny schools. And if you go by the pure number of people who call themselves Christian, they are clearly the majority.

But did our founding fathers set up a Christian country? Did they want the country governed by the rules of Christianity? Did they envision a place in America for those who believe in other religions or no religion at all? Faith and reason battle in the debate:

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