83. Fred Beloit:
When people say the U.S, is a Christian nation, they mean heritage-, history-, population-, and tradition-wise. They do not mean the government is Christian.
83. Fred Beloit:
I don’t have any problem with saying US has a history, a majority population and has a tradition of Christianity. I agree with all those statements. However that is not what most of the religious right mean when they call America a christian nation. IF that were the case McCain will not have made the comment that he would want the president of the country to be a christian (I believe he said this to mainly placate the religious right). Nor would people make a big fuss if anyone choose not to use the Bible when swearing in. I don’t think people like 76. Globalizer believe that is what is meant if you read that comment. Also in general when you apply a religious denomination to a country that is not the accepted meaning. When you say that Pakistan for example is a Islamic country what it means is that the constitution of Pakistan declares it as one.
Another thing, calling me “lefty” is not going to make me one. What I have been stressing here is that I believe in free market economics. That to me is not a leftist philosophy. My views on social issues I don’t believe have anything to do with leftist philosophy either, maybe it is liberal, and that label, I do not not problem with.
