tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1138570918413841323.post3735601023798965516..comments2024-02-23T03:29:54.261-05:00Comments on The Unreligious Right: The Flexible Definition of a True ChristianUNRRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17093711439992855042noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1138570918413841323.post-64350139297016416822010-01-04T22:20:19.779-05:002010-01-04T22:20:19.779-05:00You might as well be up to speed on another part o...You might as well be up to speed on another part of the argument. People came to America from being harassed by state church : theocracy. This led many to keep church and state separated so as to keep the church out of politics.<br />Those that forward the argument of literal belief in the Bible miss out on the part that stated quite clearly that Jesus had no use for literal interpretation of Temple rules in society at large : theocracy again. If they can't see it, just see what the result is if asked if they sympathize with Pharisees.<br />Not all 'believers' are intemperate idiots. That is a function of hatemongering/fearmongering. Here are a couple of sites I found worth looking at<br />http://www.cayce.egympie.com.au/SGinspirational.htm<br />http://www.religioustolerance.org/chrcarddoc.htmopithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01621946866211400380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1138570918413841323.post-2843051382970144152010-01-02T16:54:22.440-05:002010-01-02T16:54:22.440-05:00True. For most of our history the vast majority of...True. For most of our history the vast majority of Americans identified as Christian, and even today the latest poll puts it at 78%. I have no problem with the use of "Christian nation" in the sense of the majority religion of the population.<br /><br />But as you point out, many of the people who advance the Christian nation argument go way beyond noting that the population is majority Christian.UNRRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17093711439992855042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1138570918413841323.post-11050736205365073332010-01-02T15:37:35.932-05:002010-01-02T15:37:35.932-05:00We're a Christian Nation as in the majority of...We're a Christian Nation as in the majority of folks are Christian.<br /><br />We are not a Christian Nation as many in my own party want to portray it-- we are a secular Republic and religion has little place in national politics.Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08892748627168218304noreply@blogger.com