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Jul 6 2026 09:21am
Do you ignore the application of law and the constitution? Because in both arenas the USA is not a Christian only country


Some might say this is simply your interpretation of it.

Then again others might call the white warriors racist supremacists.

How can one know what's true or not, what's right or wrong these days :unsure:
Unless ofc you posses critical thinking
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Jul 6 2026 09:24am
Do you ignore the application of law and the constitution? Because in both arenas the USA is not a Christian only country


I'm not talking about today's misrepresentation and manipulated lies.
I'm talking about the founding fathers.
When they said freedom of religion they meant what kind of Christian you want to be.
They didn't explicitly state this because it was just a understood fact.
It never even occurred to them that we would allow others here or to overrun us.
They also never said the sky is blue, it was just known and didn't require stating.
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Jul 6 2026 09:30am
I'm not talking about today's misrepresentation and manipulated lies.
I'm talking about the founding fathers.
When they said freedom of religion they meant what kind of Christian you want to be.
They didn't explicitly state this because it was just a understood fact.
It never even occurred to them that we would allow others here or to overrun us.
They also never said the sky is blue, it was just known and didn't require stating.


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Jul 6 2026 09:35am
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Jul 6 2026 10:20am
No, the United States of America is a Christian only country and was founded that way.
Freedom of religion was for you to choose what type of Christian you are.


Lol that’s just blatantly false…

Patrick Henry tried to pass legislation in Virginia imposing a tax to be paid to church ministers, with the tax payer deciding which sect of Christianity his taxes went to.

This was opposed vehemently by James Madison, and instead legislation written by Thomas Jefferson in 1777 called the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom was passed. Jefferson described the purpose of the bill as protecting “the Jew and the Gentile, the Christian and the Mahometan, the Hindoo, and infidel of every denomination."
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Jul 6 2026 10:44am
Lol that’s just blatantly false…

Patrick Henry tried to pass legislation in Virginia imposing a tax to be paid to church ministers, with the tax payer deciding which sect of Christianity his taxes went to.

This was opposed vehemently by James Madison, and instead legislation written by Thomas Jefferson in 1777 called the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom was passed. Jefferson described the purpose of the bill as protecting “the Jew and the Gentile, the Christian and the Mahometan, the Hindoo, and infidel of every denomination."


You got that information from the internet.
The same internet that says chem trails and weather manipulation aren't real.

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Jul 6 2026 11:08am
Lol that’s just blatantly false…

Patrick Henry tried to pass legislation in Virginia imposing a tax to be paid to church ministers, with the tax payer deciding which sect of Christianity his taxes went to.

This was opposed vehemently by James Madison, and instead legislation written by Thomas Jefferson in 1777 called the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom was passed. Jefferson described the purpose of the bill as protecting “the Jew and the Gentile, the Christian and the Mahometan, the Hindoo, and infidel of every denomination."


both can be kinda be true imo, op still wrong. the founding fathers made their religious freedom legislation broad enough to cover all religions, while at the same time they likely never dreamed of a day where Christianity wouldn't be the dominate religion in America. Let alone America becoming a secular society overall.

But people like the OP cannot be convinced that the USA wasn't founded as a religion nation. And it wasn't. Were are not a theocracy, and never were, nor were we ever supposed to be. The founders were inspired by the enlightenment, and disliked the relationship between the church and monarchy. The wanted religion out of government, even if they weren't anti-religion. The move to make a separation between church and state supersedes all idea that any single founder had about which religion was the correct one or which should be the predominate one in America.
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Jul 6 2026 11:25am
both can be kinda be true imo, op still wrong. the founding fathers made their religious freedom legislation broad enough to cover all religions, while at the same time they likely never dreamed of a day where Christianity wouldn't be the dominate religion in America. Let alone America becoming a secular society overall.

But people like the OP cannot be convinced that the USA wasn't founded as a religion nation. And it wasn't. Were are not a theocracy, and never were, nor were we ever supposed to be. The founders were inspired by the enlightenment, and disliked the relationship between the church and monarchy. The wanted religion out of government, even if they weren't anti-religion. The move to make a separation between church and state supersedes all idea that any single founder had about which religion was the correct one or which should be the predominate one in America.


Wrong, they wanted to leave it up to the individual state to choose and they did.
States have declared official state religions.
Would you like some examples?
Hint: they are all sects of Christianity.
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Jul 6 2026 12:05pm
Wrong, they wanted to leave it up to the individual state to choose and they did.
States have declared official state religions.
Would you like some examples?
Hint: they are all sects of Christianity.


A state choosing an official state religion doesnt matter and has next to zero impact. It's like a state choosing their official state bird. Any issue arising from the state's chosen religion getting preferential treatment over others would be struck down by federal supremacy and the US constitution.

But im open to the idea i'm missing something, so what actual impact outside of pure symbolism is there for a state choosing an official religion that would withstand federal challenge in court?
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Jul 6 2026 12:11pm
A state choosing an official state religion doesnt matter and has next to zero impact. It's like a state choosing their official state bird. Any issue arising from the state's chosen religion getting preferential treatment over others would be struck down by federal supremacy and the US constitution.

But im open to the idea i'm missing something, so what actual impact outside of pure symbolism is there for a state choosing an official religion that would withstand federal challenge in court?


None in todays age, all in the founding fathers time.
Which is why they left it up to them in the first place.
The goal was to prevent different Christian sects from fighting over a national declaration.
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