“Sam Harris fearlessly describes a moral and intellectual emergency precipitated by religious fantasies--misguided beliefs that create suffering, that rationalize violence, that have endangered our nation and our future. His argument for the morality, the honesty, and the humility of atheism is galvanizing. It is a relief that someone has spoken so frankly, with such passion yet such rationality. Now when the subject arises, as it inevitably does, I can simply say: Read Sam Harris’ Letter to a Christian Nation.” DoeI CanChristianSufferingPassionBeliefNationsReligiousMoralFantasyViolenceAtheismSubjectsHonestyHumilityMoralityIntellectualArgumentLettersAriseReliefOur FutureRationalityEmergenciesMisguidedRationalizeChristian Nation Author:Janna Levin
“That the religious right completely took over the word Christian is a given. At one time, phrases such as Christian charity and Christian tolerance were used to denote kindness and compassion. To perform a "Christian" act meant an act of giving, of acceptance, of toleration. Now, Christian is invariably linked to right-wing conservative political thought -- Christian nation, Christian morality, Christian values, Christian family.” GivingReasonChristianPoliticalUsedReligionValuesGivenNationsReligiousFreedomCompassionLibertyKindnessAcceptanceMoralityWingsCharityConservativeTolerancePhrasesOne TimeAgnosticLinkedRight WingKindness And CompassionTolerationChristian NationChristian FamilyChristian MoralityChristian ValuesConservative Political Author:Peter McWilliams
“The plain message conveyed by the new administration is that George W Bush's America is a Christian nation, and that non-Christians are welcome into the tent so long as they agree to accept their status as a tolerated minority rather than as fully equal citizens. In effect, Bush is saying: "This is our home, and in our home we pray to Jesus as our savior. If you want to be a guest in our home, you must accept the way we pray."” IfsWayWantLongHomeChristianAmericaJesusNationsAcceptingAtheismEffectsPrayingCitizensEqualMessagesAgreePositive AtheismWelcomeAdministrationMinoritiesSaviorGuestsTentsChristian Nation Author:Alan Dershowitz
“But the United States is neither a Christian nation nor the exclusive home of any particular religious group. Non-Christians are not guests. We are as much hosts as any Mayflower-descendant Protestant. It is our home as well as theirs. And in a home with so many owners, there can be no official sectarian prayer. That is what the First Amendment is all about, and the first act by the new administration was in defiance of our Constitution.” FirstsWellsStatesHomeChristianNationsReligiousPrayerUnitedUnited StatesGroupsAtheismParticularConstitutionPositive AtheismAdministrationOfficialsOwnersHostGuestsAmendmentsExclusiveFirst AmendmentDefianceProtestantsDescendantsChristian NationMayflower Author:Alan Dershowitz
“The United States is not a Christian nation. It is a great nation with Christians, among others, in it. But our greatness is based on the fact that there is no official religion.” StatesFactsChristianNationsUnitedUnited StatesAtheismGreatnessPositive AtheismOfficialsGreat NationsChristian Nation Author:Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.
“You better believe that I want to build a Christian nation, because the only option is a pagan nation. Not that the government can make someone a Christian by decree. A Christian nation would be defined as We acknowledge God in our body politic, in our communities, that the God of the Bible is our God, and, we acknowledge that His law is supreme.” WantBelieveBodyGovernmentWould BeChristianLawNationsCommunityScarySupremeDefinedAcknowledgePaganOur CommunityDecreeChristian Nation Author:Randall Terry
“Made no mistake: America is a Christian nation. The bedrock of our theo-democracy is our Judeo-Christian values. that term, by the way, is a bit of a misnomer. It implies that Christianity and Judaism are equal.” WayMadeChristianAmericaReligionValuesNationsBitsTermMistakeChristianityDemocracyEqualJudaismBedrockChristian NationChristian ValuesChristianity And Judaism Author:Stephen Colbert
“To support its conclusion that 'this is a religious people... this is a Christian nation,' the Court paraded a veritable litany of precedents from American history: taken from Church of the Holy Trinity v. U.S.; 143 U.S. 457-458 (1892).” PeopleChristianNationsChurchReligiousSupportTakenHolyCourtConclusionAmerican HistoryTrinityPrecedentChristian NationHoly Trinity Author:David Barton
“I could show how largely our laws and customs are based upon the laws of Moses and the teachings of Christ; how constantly the Bible is appealed to as the guide of life and the authority in questions of morals... Add a volume of unofficial declaration to the mass of organic utterances that this is a Christian nation.” ShowsChristianLawNationsChristReligiousMoralTeachingAuthorityMassAddGuidesCustomsVolumeDeclarationMosesUtteranceChristian Nation Author:David Josiah Brewer
“The Supreme Court has said that America is a Christian nation. But to make such a statement today causes reporters, newsmen, and many politicians to go ballistic.” SaidTodayChristianAmericaNationsCausesReligiousPoliticianCourtSupremeStatementsReportersSupreme CourtChristian Nation Author:D. James Kennedy
“Only recently has part of America challenged the long-held assumption that America is a Christian nation. Most citizens do not recognize just how quickly we have moved in an anti-Christian direction.” LongChristianAmericaNationsReligiousCitizensMovedAssumptionAnti ChristianChristian Nation Author:Daniel Lapin
“In our generation there is no agreed-upon framework. All issues are up for grabs. Morality no longer has any broad-based theology upon which to rest its case. We are no longer a 'Christian nation,' not even a 'Judeo-Christian culture.'” ChristianCultureNationsReligiousCasesIssuesGenerationsMoralityTheologyBroadsFrameworkOur GenerationChristian Nation Author:F. LaGard Smith