America: A Christian Nation

[Delta4Embassy]

" IN 1639, a group of New England Puritans drafted a constitution affirming their faith in God and their intention to organize a Christian Nation. Delegates from the towns of Windsor, Hartford, and Wethersfield drew up the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, which made clear that their government rested on divine authority and pursued godly purposes. The opening lines express the framers' trust in God and their dependence on his guidance: "Forasmuch as it hath pleased the All-mighty God by the wise disposition of his divyne providence so to Order and dispose of things, . . . [and] well knowing where a people are gathered togather the word of God requires that to mayntayne the peace and vnion of such a people there should be an orderly and decent Government established according to God, to order and dispose of the affayres of the people." Moreover, the aim of the government so instituted was religious: "to mayntayne and presearue the liberty and purity of the gospell of our Lord Jesus which we now professe, as also the disciplyne of the Churches, which according to the truth of the said gospell is now practised amongst vs."1 Like their neighbors in Massachusetts Bay, the Connecticut Puritans determined to plant a "Christian Commonwealth," what Governor John Winthrop hoped would become a "City upon a Hill" that would inspire believers everywhere as a model Christian Nation.2

Those Puritan Fathers exemplify two of the most enduring views of colonial America: America as a haven of religious freedom, and America as a Christian Nation."
Sample Chapter for Lambert, F.: The Founding Fathers and the Place of Religion in America.

 

[frigidweirdo]

" IN 1639, a group of New England Puritans drafted a constitution affirming their faith in God and their intention to organize a Christian Nation. Delegates from the towns of Windsor, Hartford, and Wethersfield drew up the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, which made clear that their government rested on divine authority and pursued godly purposes. The opening lines express the framers' trust in God and their dependence on his guidance: "Forasmuch as it hath pleased the All-mighty God by the wise disposition of his divyne providence so to Order and dispose of things, . . . [and] well knowing where a people are gathered togather the word of God requires that to mayntayne the peace and vnion of such a people there should be an orderly and decent Government established according to God, to order and dispose of the affayres of the people." Moreover, the aim of the government so instituted was religious: "to mayntayne and presearue the liberty and purity of the gospell of our Lord Jesus which we now professe, as also the disciplyne of the Churches, which according to the truth of the said gospell is now practised amongst vs."1 Like their neighbors in Massachusetts Bay, the Connecticut Puritans determined to plant a "Christian Commonwealth," what Governor John Winthrop hoped would become a "City upon a Hill" that would inspire believers everywhere as a model Christian Nation.2

Those Puritan Fathers exemplify two of the most enduring views of colonial America: America as a haven of religious freedom, and America as a Christian Nation."
Sample Chapter for Lambert, F.: The Founding Fathers and the Place of Religion in America.

The USA is not a "Christian nation", it's a nation that's built upon the foundation of Human Rights, however much these have dwindled. Freedom of Religion being one thing that makes the USA what it is today.

However, too many people see Freedom of Rights as, they get their freedom to do what they like, but others, namely Muslims, don't.

 

[Delta4Embassy]

" IN 1639, a group of New England Puritans drafted a constitution affirming their faith in God and their intention to organize a Christian Nation. Delegates from the towns of Windsor, Hartford, and Wethersfield drew up the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, which made clear that their government rested on divine authority and pursued godly purposes. The opening lines express the framers' trust in God and their dependence on his guidance: "Forasmuch as it hath pleased the All-mighty God by the wise disposition of his divyne providence so to Order and dispose of things, . . . [and] well knowing where a people are gathered togather the word of God requires that to mayntayne the peace and vnion of such a people there should be an orderly and decent Government established according to God, to order and dispose of the affayres of the people." Moreover, the aim of the government so instituted was religious: "to mayntayne and presearue the liberty and purity of the gospell of our Lord Jesus which we now professe, as also the disciplyne of the Churches, which according to the truth of the said gospell is now practised amongst vs."1 Like their neighbors in Massachusetts Bay, the Connecticut Puritans determined to plant a "Christian Commonwealth," what Governor John Winthrop hoped would become a "City upon a Hill" that would inspire believers everywhere as a model Christian Nation.2

Those Puritan Fathers exemplify two of the most enduring views of colonial America: America as a haven of religious freedom, and America as a Christian Nation."
Sample Chapter for Lambert, F.: The Founding Fathers and the Place of Religion in America.

The USA is not a "Christian nation", it's a nation that's built upon the foundation of Human Rights, however much these have dwindled. Freedom of Religion being one thing that makes the USA what it is today.

However, too many people see Freedom of Rights as, they get their freedom to do what they like, but others, namely Muslims, don't.

No it's not. But it started as one and was supposed to be.

 

[irosie91]

" IN 1639, a group of New England Puritans drafted a constitution affirming their faith in God and their intention to organize a Christian Nation. Delegates from the towns of Windsor, Hartford, and Wethersfield drew up the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, which made clear that their government rested on divine authority and pursued godly purposes. The opening lines express the framers' trust in God and their dependence on his guidance: "Forasmuch as it hath pleased the All-mighty God by the wise disposition of his divyne providence so to Order and dispose of things, . . . [and] well knowing where a people are gathered togather the word of God requires that to mayntayne the peace and vnion of such a people there should be an orderly and decent Government established according to God, to order and dispose of the affayres of the people." Moreover, the aim of the government so instituted was religious: "to mayntayne and presearue the liberty and purity of the gospell of our Lord Jesus which we now professe, as also the disciplyne of the Churches, which according to the truth of the said gospell is now practised amongst vs."1 Like their neighbors in Massachusetts Bay, the Connecticut Puritans determined to plant a "Christian Commonwealth," what Governor John Winthrop hoped would become a "City upon a Hill" that would inspire believers everywhere as a model Christian Nation.2

Those Puritan Fathers exemplify two of the most enduring views of colonial America: America as a haven of religious freedom, and America as a Christian Nation."
Sample Chapter for Lambert, F.: The Founding Fathers and the Place of Religion in America.

The USA is not a "Christian nation", it's a nation that's built upon the foundation of Human Rights, however much these have dwindled. Freedom of Religion being one thing that makes the USA what it is today.

However, too many people see Freedom of Rights as, they get their freedom to do what they like, but others, namely Muslims, don't.

nobody or group gets the freedom to do anything "they like" in any society. If what a group or
individual "likes" to do that which infringes on the rights of other members of the society ----there
are constraints

 

[frigidweirdo]

" IN 1639, a group of New England Puritans drafted a constitution affirming their faith in God and their intention to organize a Christian Nation. Delegates from the towns of Windsor, Hartford, and Wethersfield drew up the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, which made clear that their government rested on divine authority and pursued godly purposes. The opening lines express the framers' trust in God and their dependence on his guidance: "Forasmuch as it hath pleased the All-mighty God by the wise disposition of his divyne providence so to Order and dispose of things, . . . [and] well knowing where a people are gathered togather the word of God requires that to mayntayne the peace and vnion of such a people there should be an orderly and decent Government established according to God, to order and dispose of the affayres of the people." Moreover, the aim of the government so instituted was religious: "to mayntayne and presearue the liberty and purity of the gospell of our Lord Jesus which we now professe, as also the disciplyne of the Churches, which according to the truth of the said gospell is now practised amongst vs."1 Like their neighbors in Massachusetts Bay, the Connecticut Puritans determined to plant a "Christian Commonwealth," what Governor John Winthrop hoped would become a "City upon a Hill" that would inspire believers everywhere as a model Christian Nation.2

Those Puritan Fathers exemplify two of the most enduring views of colonial America: America as a haven of religious freedom, and America as a Christian Nation."
Sample Chapter for Lambert, F.: The Founding Fathers and the Place of Religion in America.

The USA is not a "Christian nation", it's a nation that's built upon the foundation of Human Rights, however much these have dwindled. Freedom of Religion being one thing that makes the USA what it is today.

However, too many people see Freedom of Rights as, they get their freedom to do what they like, but others, namely Muslims, don't.

No it's not. But it started as one and was supposed to be.

Started as one, which one do you mean?

 

[Delta4Embassy]

Would correct the above quote of 'it's built upon the foundatio of human rights...' with it's built upon the foundation of white human rights.

 

[frigidweirdo]

" IN 1639, a group of New England Puritans drafted a constitution affirming their faith in God and their intention to organize a Christian Nation. Delegates from the towns of Windsor, Hartford, and Wethersfield drew up the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, which made clear that their government rested on divine authority and pursued godly purposes. The opening lines express the framers' trust in God and their dependence on his guidance: "Forasmuch as it hath pleased the All-mighty God by the wise disposition of his divyne providence so to Order and dispose of things, . . . [and] well knowing where a people are gathered togather the word of God requires that to mayntayne the peace and vnion of such a people there should be an orderly and decent Government established according to God, to order and dispose of the affayres of the people." Moreover, the aim of the government so instituted was religious: "to mayntayne and presearue the liberty and purity of the gospell of our Lord Jesus which we now professe, as also the disciplyne of the Churches, which according to the truth of the said gospell is now practised amongst vs."1 Like their neighbors in Massachusetts Bay, the Connecticut Puritans determined to plant a "Christian Commonwealth," what Governor John Winthrop hoped would become a "City upon a Hill" that would inspire believers everywhere as a model Christian Nation.2

Those Puritan Fathers exemplify two of the most enduring views of colonial America: America as a haven of religious freedom, and America as a Christian Nation."
Sample Chapter for Lambert, F.: The Founding Fathers and the Place of Religion in America.

The USA is not a "Christian nation", it's a nation that's built upon the foundation of Human Rights, however much these have dwindled. Freedom of Religion being one thing that makes the USA what it is today.

However, too many people see Freedom of Rights as, they get their freedom to do what they like, but others, namely Muslims, don't.

nobody or group gets the freedom to do anything "they like" in any society. If what a group or
individual "likes" to do that which infringes on the rights of other members of the society ----there
are constraints

Well, some seem to believe they have this right to do whatever they hell they like. Such as people who demand that human rights be followed when it comes to their guns, but when it comes to gay marriage, they conveniently forget.

 

[Delta4Embassy]

" IN 1639, a group of New England Puritans drafted a constitution affirming their faith in God and their intention to organize a Christian Nation. Delegates from the towns of Windsor, Hartford, and Wethersfield drew up the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, which made clear that their government rested on divine authority and pursued godly purposes. The opening lines express the framers' trust in God and their dependence on his guidance: "Forasmuch as it hath pleased the All-mighty God by the wise disposition of his divyne providence so to Order and dispose of things, . . . [and] well knowing where a people are gathered togather the word of God requires that to mayntayne the peace and vnion of such a people there should be an orderly and decent Government established according to God, to order and dispose of the affayres of the people." Moreover, the aim of the government so instituted was religious: "to mayntayne and presearue the liberty and purity of the gospell of our Lord Jesus which we now professe, as also the disciplyne of the Churches, which according to the truth of the said gospell is now practised amongst vs."1 Like their neighbors in Massachusetts Bay, the Connecticut Puritans determined to plant a "Christian Commonwealth," what Governor John Winthrop hoped would become a "City upon a Hill" that would inspire believers everywhere as a model Christian Nation.2

Those Puritan Fathers exemplify two of the most enduring views of colonial America: America as a haven of religious freedom, and America as a Christian Nation."
Sample Chapter for Lambert, F.: The Founding Fathers and the Place of Religion in America.

The USA is not a "Christian nation", it's a nation that's built upon the foundation of Human Rights, however much these have dwindled. Freedom of Religion being one thing that makes the USA what it is today.

However, too many people see Freedom of Rights as, they get their freedom to do what they like, but others, namely Muslims, don't.

No it's not. But it started as one and was supposed to be.

Started as one, which one do you mean?

First defacto Americans as mentioned above, wrote a constitution establishing America as a Christian nation. 140 or so years later, it'd changed. But originally, it was intended to be a Christian nation, officially.

 

[frigidweirdo]

Would correct the above quote of 'it's built upon the foundatio of human rights...' with it's built upon the foundation of white human rights.

True, but then it's slowly moved towards human rights for all, more or less. However badly it's been done. But it's still more of a grounding that religion.

 

[irosie91]

Would correct the above quote of 'it's built upon the foundatio of human rights...' with it's built upon the foundation of white human rights.

how about we just admit that the phrase "HUMAN RIGHTS" is vague and needs to be defined. ----
atart with ---define "HUMAN" -----then define "RIGHTS"------then consider the whole-----

 

[frigidweirdo]

" IN 1639, a group of New England Puritans drafted a constitution affirming their faith in God and their intention to organize a Christian Nation. Delegates from the towns of Windsor, Hartford, and Wethersfield drew up the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, which made clear that their government rested on divine authority and pursued godly purposes. The opening lines express the framers' trust in God and their dependence on his guidance: "Forasmuch as it hath pleased the All-mighty God by the wise disposition of his divyne providence so to Order and dispose of things, . . . [and] well knowing where a people are gathered togather the word of God requires that to mayntayne the peace and vnion of such a people there should be an orderly and decent Government established according to God, to order and dispose of the affayres of the people." Moreover, the aim of the government so instituted was religious: "to mayntayne and presearue the liberty and purity of the gospell of our Lord Jesus which we now professe, as also the disciplyne of the Churches, which according to the truth of the said gospell is now practised amongst vs."1 Like their neighbors in Massachusetts Bay, the Connecticut Puritans determined to plant a "Christian Commonwealth," what Governor John Winthrop hoped would become a "City upon a Hill" that would inspire believers everywhere as a model Christian Nation.2

Those Puritan Fathers exemplify two of the most enduring views of colonial America: America as a haven of religious freedom, and America as a Christian Nation."
Sample Chapter for Lambert, F.: The Founding Fathers and the Place of Religion in America.

The USA is not a "Christian nation", it's a nation that's built upon the foundation of Human Rights, however much these have dwindled. Freedom of Religion being one thing that makes the USA what it is today.

However, too many people see Freedom of Rights as, they get their freedom to do what they like, but others, namely Muslims, don't.

No it's not. But it started as one and was supposed to be.

Started as one, which one do you mean?

First defacto Americans as mentioned above, wrote a constitution establishing America as a Christian nation. 140 or so years later, it'd changed. But originally, it was intended to be a Christian nation, officially.

Well the people were Christian, however they didn't want a state religion, and they enshrined this into the Constitution.

 

[irosie91]

" IN 1639, a group of New England Puritans drafted a constitution affirming their faith in God and their intention to organize a Christian Nation. Delegates from the towns of Windsor, Hartford, and Wethersfield drew up the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, which made clear that their government rested on divine authority and pursued godly purposes. The opening lines express the framers' trust in God and their dependence on his guidance: "Forasmuch as it hath pleased the All-mighty God by the wise disposition of his divyne providence so to Order and dispose of things, . . . [and] well knowing where a people are gathered togather the word of God requires that to mayntayne the peace and vnion of such a people there should be an orderly and decent Government established according to God, to order and dispose of the affayres of the people." Moreover, the aim of the government so instituted was religious: "to mayntayne and presearue the liberty and purity of the gospell of our Lord Jesus which we now professe, as also the disciplyne of the Churches, which according to the truth of the said gospell is now practised amongst vs."1 Like their neighbors in Massachusetts Bay, the Connecticut Puritans determined to plant a "Christian Commonwealth," what Governor John Winthrop hoped would become a "City upon a Hill" that would inspire believers everywhere as a model Christian Nation.2

Those Puritan Fathers exemplify two of the most enduring views of colonial America: America as a haven of religious freedom, and America as a Christian Nation."
Sample Chapter for Lambert, F.: The Founding Fathers and the Place of Religion in America.

The USA is not a "Christian nation", it's a nation that's built upon the foundation of Human Rights, however much these have dwindled. Freedom of Religion being one thing that makes the USA what it is today.

However, too many people see Freedom of Rights as, they get their freedom to do what they like, but others, namely Muslims, don't.

No it's not. But it started as one and was supposed to be.

Started as one, which one do you mean?

First defacto Americans as mentioned above, wrote a constitution establishing America as a Christian nation. 140 or so years later, it'd changed. But originally, it was intended to be a Christian nation, officially.

yes it was--------actually our flag could justifiably include a cross--------just as justifiably as so many flags
include a crescent-------and some flag out east is a big giant red dot

 

[Delta4Embassy]

Would correct the above quote of 'it's built upon the foundatio of human rights...' with it's built upon the foundation of white human rights.

how about we just admit that the phrase "HUMAN RIGHTS" is vague and needs to be defined. ----
atart with ---define "HUMAN" -----then define "RIGHTS"------then consider the whole-----

They did define it. Article 1 Section 2 if not mistaken values blacks as only two-thirds that of free men. Also it mentions men rather a lot and not women. Women couldn't vote when that supposedly wonderful Constitution was written so how great is it really?

 

[irosie91]

" IN 1639, a group of New England Puritans drafted a constitution affirming their faith in God and their intention to organize a Christian Nation. Delegates from the towns of Windsor, Hartford, and Wethersfield drew up the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, which made clear that their government rested on divine authority and pursued godly purposes. The opening lines express the framers' trust in God and their dependence on his guidance: "Forasmuch as it hath pleased the All-mighty God by the wise disposition of his divyne providence so to Order and dispose of things, . . . [and] well knowing where a people are gathered togather the word of God requires that to mayntayne the peace and vnion of such a people there should be an orderly and decent Government established according to God, to order and dispose of the affayres of the people." Moreover, the aim of the government so instituted was religious: "to mayntayne and presearue the liberty and purity of the gospell of our Lord Jesus which we now professe, as also the disciplyne of the Churches, which according to the truth of the said gospell is now practised amongst vs."1 Like their neighbors in Massachusetts Bay, the Connecticut Puritans determined to plant a "Christian Commonwealth," what Governor John Winthrop hoped would become a "City upon a Hill" that would inspire believers everywhere as a model Christian Nation.2

Those Puritan Fathers exemplify two of the most enduring views of colonial America: America as a haven of religious freedom, and America as a Christian Nation."
Sample Chapter for Lambert, F.: The Founding Fathers and the Place of Religion in America.

The USA is not a "Christian nation", it's a nation that's built upon the foundation of Human Rights, however much these have dwindled. Freedom of Religion being one thing that makes the USA what it is today.

However, too many people see Freedom of Rights as, they get their freedom to do what they like, but others, namely Muslims, don't.

nobody or group gets the freedom to do anything "they like" in any society. If what a group or
individual "likes" to do that which infringes on the rights of other members of the society ----there
are constraints

Well, some seem to believe they have this right to do whatever they hell they like. Such as people who demand that human rights be followed when it comes to their guns, but when it comes to gay marriage, they conveniently forget.

conveniently forget what? depends on how one DEFINES marriage

 

[Delta4Embassy]

" IN 1639, a group of New England Puritans drafted a constitution affirming their faith in God and their intention to organize a Christian Nation. Delegates from the towns of Windsor, Hartford, and Wethersfield drew up the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, which made clear that their government rested on divine authority and pursued godly purposes. The opening lines express the framers' trust in God and their dependence on his guidance: "Forasmuch as it hath pleased the All-mighty God by the wise disposition of his divyne providence so to Order and dispose of things, . . . [and] well knowing where a people are gathered togather the word of God requires that to mayntayne the peace and vnion of such a people there should be an orderly and decent Government established according to God, to order and dispose of the affayres of the people." Moreover, the aim of the government so instituted was religious: "to mayntayne and presearue the liberty and purity of the gospell of our Lord Jesus which we now professe, as also the disciplyne of the Churches, which according to the truth of the said gospell is now practised amongst vs."1 Like their neighbors in Massachusetts Bay, the Connecticut Puritans determined to plant a "Christian Commonwealth," what Governor John Winthrop hoped would become a "City upon a Hill" that would inspire believers everywhere as a model Christian Nation.2

Those Puritan Fathers exemplify two of the most enduring views of colonial America: America as a haven of religious freedom, and America as a Christian Nation."
Sample Chapter for Lambert, F.: The Founding Fathers and the Place of Religion in America.

The USA is not a "Christian nation", it's a nation that's built upon the foundation of Human Rights, however much these have dwindled. Freedom of Religion being one thing that makes the USA what it is today.

However, too many people see Freedom of Rights as, they get their freedom to do what they like, but others, namely Muslims, don't.

No it's not. But it started as one and was supposed to be.

Started as one, which one do you mean?

First defacto Americans as mentioned above, wrote a constitution establishing America as a Christian nation. 140 or so years later, it'd changed. But originally, it was intended to be a Christian nation, officially.

yes it was--------actually our flag could justifiably include a cross--------just as justifiably as so many flags
include a crescent-------and some flag out east is a big giant red dot

Big red dot is the Sun though, not the Hindu dot

 

[irosie91]

Would correct the above quote of 'it's built upon the foundatio of human rights...' with it's built upon the foundation of white human rights.

how about we just admit that the phrase "HUMAN RIGHTS" is vague and needs to be defined. ----
atart with ---define "HUMAN" -----then define "RIGHTS"------then consider the whole-----

They did define it. Article 1 Section 2 if not mistaken values blacks as only two-thirds that of free men. Also it mentions men rather a lot and not women. Women couldn't vote when that supposedly wonderful Constitution was written so how great is it really?

"men" is a generic word in the English language and-----could include women. MANKIND-----is sorta
like saying "human-kind"--------I am one of five sibs------all my sibs are boys------when my mom said
"c'mon boys"-------that included me. Language is an issue of communication-----and its "meanings"
are those which are understood to be its "meaning"

 

[Spinster]

" IN 1639, a group of New England Puritans drafted a constitution affirming their faith in God and their intention to organize a Christian Nation. Delegates from the towns of Windsor, Hartford, and Wethersfield drew up the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, which made clear that their government rested on divine authority and pursued godly purposes. The opening lines express the framers' trust in God and their dependence on his guidance: "Forasmuch as it hath pleased the All-mighty God by the wise disposition of his divyne providence so to Order and dispose of things, . . . [and] well knowing where a people are gathered togather the word of God requires that to mayntayne the peace and vnion of such a people there should be an orderly and decent Government established according to God, to order and dispose of the affayres of the people." Moreover, the aim of the government so instituted was religious: "to mayntayne and presearue the liberty and purity of the gospell of our Lord Jesus which we now professe, as also the disciplyne of the Churches, which according to the truth of the said gospell is now practised amongst vs."1 Like their neighbors in Massachusetts Bay, the Connecticut Puritans determined to plant a "Christian Commonwealth," what Governor John Winthrop hoped would become a "City upon a Hill" that would inspire believers everywhere as a model Christian Nation.2

Those Puritan Fathers exemplify two of the most enduring views of colonial America: America as a haven of religious freedom, and America as a Christian Nation."
Sample Chapter for Lambert, F.: The Founding Fathers and the Place of Religion in America.

The USA is not a "Christian nation", it's a nation that's built upon the foundation of Human Rights, however much these have dwindled. Freedom of Religion being one thing that makes the USA what it is today.

However, too many people see Freedom of Rights as, they get their freedom to do what they like, but others, namely Muslims, don't.

Learn American history before you make such statements. The whole reason for coming here was so Europeans could worship as they saw fit and no longer be persecuted for their faith. This is a country founded on Christain beliefs. Over the years that aspiration has gotten diluted and screwed up, but that doesn't change the facts of how this nation began.

 

[irosie91]

The USA is not a "Christian nation", it's a nation that's built upon the foundation of Human Rights, however much these have dwindled. Freedom of Religion being one thing that makes the USA what it is today.

However, too many people see Freedom of Rights as, they get their freedom to do what they like, but others, namely Muslims, don't.

No it's not. But it started as one and was supposed to be.

Started as one, which one do you mean?

First defacto Americans as mentioned above, wrote a constitution establishing America as a Christian nation. 140 or so years later, it'd changed. But originally, it was intended to be a Christian nation, officially.

yes it was--------actually our flag could justifiably include a cross--------just as justifiably as so many flags
include a crescent-------and some flag out east is a big giant red dot

Big red dot is the Sun though, not the Hindu dot

notihing wrong with a hindu dot--------it is kinda ------anatomical-------I like to think of it as
a symbol for the PINEAL gland of the brain------an important nodule of nerve cells------
associated with diurnal rhythm------historically thought to be the "seat of the soul"

 

[irosie91]

" IN 1639, a group of New England Puritans drafted a constitution affirming their faith in God and their intention to organize a Christian Nation. Delegates from the towns of Windsor, Hartford, and Wethersfield drew up the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, which made clear that their government rested on divine authority and pursued godly purposes. The opening lines express the framers' trust in God and their dependence on his guidance: "Forasmuch as it hath pleased the All-mighty God by the wise disposition of his divyne providence so to Order and dispose of things, . . . [and] well knowing where a people are gathered togather the word of God requires that to mayntayne the peace and vnion of such a people there should be an orderly and decent Government established according to God, to order and dispose of the affayres of the people." Moreover, the aim of the government so instituted was religious: "to mayntayne and presearue the liberty and purity of the gospell of our Lord Jesus which we now professe, as also the disciplyne of the Churches, which according to the truth of the said gospell is now practised amongst vs."1 Like their neighbors in Massachusetts Bay, the Connecticut Puritans determined to plant a "Christian Commonwealth," what Governor John Winthrop hoped would become a "City upon a Hill" that would inspire believers everywhere as a model Christian Nation.2

Those Puritan Fathers exemplify two of the most enduring views of colonial America: America as a haven of religious freedom, and America as a Christian Nation."
Sample Chapter for Lambert, F.: The Founding Fathers and the Place of Religion in America.

The USA is not a "Christian nation", it's a nation that's built upon the foundation of Human Rights, however much these have dwindled. Freedom of Religion being one thing that makes the USA what it is today.

However, too many people see Freedom of Rights as, they get their freedom to do what they like, but others, namely Muslims, don't.

Learn American history before you make such statements. The whole reason for coming here was so Europeans could worship as they saw fit and no longer be persecuted for their faith. This is a country founded on Christain beliefs. Over the years that aspiration has gotten diluted and screwed up, but that doesn't change the facts of how this nation began.

nonsense------it was for the sugar plantations in south America and the RUM (yum)

 

[Delta4Embassy]

" IN 1639, a group of New England Puritans drafted a constitution affirming their faith in God and their intention to organize a Christian Nation. Delegates from the towns of Windsor, Hartford, and Wethersfield drew up the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, which made clear that their government rested on divine authority and pursued godly purposes. The opening lines express the framers' trust in God and their dependence on his guidance: "Forasmuch as it hath pleased the All-mighty God by the wise disposition of his divyne providence so to Order and dispose of things, . . . [and] well knowing where a people are gathered togather the word of God requires that to mayntayne the peace and vnion of such a people there should be an orderly and decent Government established according to God, to order and dispose of the affayres of the people." Moreover, the aim of the government so instituted was religious: "to mayntayne and presearue the liberty and purity of the gospell of our Lord Jesus which we now professe, as also the disciplyne of the Churches, which according to the truth of the said gospell is now practised amongst vs."1 Like their neighbors in Massachusetts Bay, the Connecticut Puritans determined to plant a "Christian Commonwealth," what Governor John Winthrop hoped would become a "City upon a Hill" that would inspire believers everywhere as a model Christian Nation.2

Those Puritan Fathers exemplify two of the most enduring views of colonial America: America as a haven of religious freedom, and America as a Christian Nation."
Sample Chapter for Lambert, F.: The Founding Fathers and the Place of Religion in America.

The USA is not a "Christian nation", it's a nation that's built upon the foundation of Human Rights, however much these have dwindled. Freedom of Religion being one thing that makes the USA what it is today.

However, too many people see Freedom of Rights as, they get their freedom to do what they like, but others, namely Muslims, don't.

Learn American history before you make such statements. The whole reason for coming here was so Europeans could worship as they saw fit and no longer be persecuted for their faith. This is a country founded on Christain beliefs. Over the years that aspiration has gotten diluted and screwed up, but that doesn't change the facts of how this nation began.

Learn history or you know, actually read the op.