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In reply to the discussion: I am a christian - and it affects ALL of my political views. [View all]mistertrickster
(7,062 posts)97. You probably won't find evidence for it on an atheist site.
I heard a historian speaking on NPR.
Will research it and get back to you when I can.
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"So it's best to let the judgement part up to God and live and let live instead."
bloomington-lib
Apr 2012
#1
the USA is not founded as a christian nation. some of its founders were christians. there is a
msongs
Apr 2012
#2
Ok - some of the best christians i know are also athiests... Sorry, i missed the small "c"
peacebird
Apr 2012
#8
Not to me. Atheists make good humans, not good christians no matter how twisty
Lionessa
Apr 2012
#21
What anger? What hate? I'm just trying to illustrate to christians why...
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2012
#128
Given that, christian as a word(capitalized or not) is meaningless...
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2012
#116
I am wiccan. I believe in the three fold law. That which I send out to the world returns 3x to me.
peacebird
Apr 2012
#3
Nope. That is not partof the three fold law. All it says is that what I send out into the world will
peacebird
Apr 2012
#16
When i was ten a friends mom told me about karma, that youndon't need to "pay someone back" for
peacebird
Apr 2012
#20
You realize that when atheists ridicule and demean Christians for "illogical and unscientific"
mistertrickster
Apr 2012
#100
Slavery's defenders were on more solid footing in the theological debate over slavery.
Marr
Apr 2012
#42
And the two times religion is actually mentioned in the constitution it's negative.
Initech
Apr 2012
#34
So because a minimum of 60% of the world's most generous philanthropists are nonbelievers
dmallind
Apr 2012
#25
Oh, you have other ways to act superior, they are all over this thread...
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2012
#132
I was raised to be a Xian, but about 40 years ago I found this seminal quote
Air Marshal8
Apr 2012
#23
What on earth did people do before the Christians came along and invented good people?
MuseRider
Apr 2012
#36
So, are you saying that without your belief you would be a cruel, selfish, parasite? n/t
Egalitarian Thug
Apr 2012
#39
"Christianity can be used to justify many different and contradictory conclusions."
cleanhippie
Apr 2012
#55
I had heard them before and just did a quick google search for the actual wording
Goblinmonger
Apr 2012
#89
I would be interested in any citation you have that he was a traditional Christian
grantcart
Apr 2012
#96
but some Christians think we should I handle snakes and others picket funerals.
Kablooie
Apr 2012
#70
Then what was the point of calling it, multiple times, a "Christian Nation"? n/t
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2012
#125
In one of the few references to religion during the constitutional convention...
bhikkhu
Apr 2012
#135