Is America Truly A Christian Nation?

Very well stated. It couldn't have anything to do with the fact that the parent's are having to spend more time away from their kids ( working to make ends meet )could it? Oh no...It has to be that prayer thing...

As a whole prayer has been taken out of the public school system, there is no group prayer allowed at the beginning of the day, this was the staple of a child and young adult day. When I was young my mother, father, and grandmother worked, I looked forward to going to school and engaging in the prayer and reading the bible. Christianity is not a religion as God explains and Jesus taught doing his brief period upon this earth, it has nothing to do with cultural changes, it is more so about the moral responsibility our nation has to the children and young adults of our modern society. And yes, morale issues were taught in the class room once upon a time ago.

There is still group prayer, though it varies from school to school. Students are allowed to have Bible study and prayer groups IF secular clubs are allowed as well. This is something mandated by the government. According to law, a school can not discriminate against religious students and not allow them a chance to form religious groups if secular groups can be formed as well. Regardless of what "Jesus" or "God" says, Christianity a religion by definition, and should receive no special privilege over any other religion (or lack-thereof). As I said before, it's not the lack of prayer in school's that's contributing to a perceived "moral decay". Even when "moral" lessons were being taught, people were still being murdered, raped, tortured, and discriminated against. It had no effect on societal ills then, just as it has no effect on them now. Of course, that also depends on how you define morality. According to some Christian moral beliefs it is impossible to be moral without being Christian - and even then morality is hard to attain.

Thank you for your comment on this response, I feel that you have something to contribute in a positive way, this is what makes us better people on this earth we live and breath.

Again, the group prayer has been abolished in the public school system, Christianity is not a religion - it is more so a way of life. The prophets were teaching this long before Jesus set foot upon the earth to set mankind free. If a child decides to stand up in a classroom and have a silent or public prayer he will be disciplined and scrutinized. The life we lead as Christian people have nothing to do with materialistic values, a true Christian knows their place within Jesus Christ teachings.

You are absolutely right about many people proclaiming to be true Christian people, this is what Jesus talked about, and the Holy Scriptures speaks about hypocrisy and hypocrites, a sin that God does not take kindly.

It is a fact that the morale of our nation depends on the youth of tomorrow, if we take away the fabric of what this nation was founded upon..,- then nothing matters or exist in the realm of our lifetime.

The Illuminati were exposed by the true Christians many centuries ago, but the ills of their sect still exist today. The true founding fathers of America were true Christian people, and their devotion to the law and order of Jesus Christ teaching has always separated truth from false teachings.

This is a wonderful comment that deals with this perplexing subject.

first off not everyone believes that ANY god created anyone or anything..Secondly America is NOT a "Christian Nation", not by a long shot and thirdly I didnt say that any god created ppl to be mindless robots...I said that ppl (particularly school aged kids) are becoming mindless robots...Adding to that.. is also to blame religion... You need to realize that though the majority (though not so much in the lead anymore) of America "claims" to be Christian (lets face it there are NUMEROUS ppl out there that SAY they are but actually ARE NOT Christian and the reasons vary) doesnt make it a Christian nation by any means.

When God the creator of all things made man in his own image - the creator did not make us mindless robots, indeed the exact opposite is what we are. We are intelligent human beings created with a higher purpose, again my post is about American being a Christian nation.

My friend I must say that you may need to study American history and the roots of our American founding fathers before you leave a comment of this magnitude.

But not Every American believes in your G-d. That's why there is freedom of religion so if you have a different religion than Christianity, you are Still an American.

There is only one true God, it is not a pagan God, and God is not a religion, the bible verses of Corinthian speak about this how man will try to make God out to be some sort of demi-god. This is one of the reasons I started this post, this is why our nation is moving away from the true teachings of God's law and creation.

I'm not a better person for being pulled up in front of the whole school and smacked by the headmaster for not bowing my head when he said "let us pray" WHOA WHAT?!?! REALLY??? thats vile!!

well isn't it a good thing I'm not American then. and as I am not Christian, I'm sure you'll understand that what your religion says about mine isn't really of interest to me. just as I'm sure if my religion said yours was evil, you wouldn't care. not that it does. my religion is quite polite and civilised about each persons spiritual freedom. but if it did, it wouldn't matter to you, as you don't believe it. just as I don't care what Christianity teaches about my religion, as I am not a Christian. so I don't actually believe in what it says. telling non Christians that the bible says they are wrong is just an empty message. because if they believed in the bible they wouldn't be non Christians, would they. the point I was making is that forcing non Christian children to pray to a Christian God is not right. if they are an atheist it is meaningless to them, and if they are not an atheist it is in fact blasphemous to them. I would never be so disrespectful as to force you to pray to my Gods. you should extend the same courtesy to others.

I am a bit clueless on what point you are trying to reach, my post is about America being a truly great Christian nation, this is what we have to deal with. The daily prayer was a public honor to the nation, God, Jesus, and for all of the Americans, foreigners and Africans who built this country with blood sweat and tears. You may need to read the scripture about how God feels about pagan religion, pagan gods, and false teachings - this is the acceptable behavior all Americans should believe.