Iron Mark
Andrea Junker 
Let’s get one thing straight: We are not a Christian nation. We are a nation where you are free to be a Christian.
Your religion guides you, not all of us. It’s as simple as that.
François @JuraWatching Carlin should be mandatory in the United States nowadays.
Proud to Be An American & God Bless America | George Carlin | It's Bad For Ya (2008)
hnapelIn other words: fight the war between Gog and Magog in your spare time and not on Uncle Sam's dime!
Irene, antifascistDon't overlook how christianity aimes to rule. And succeeds.
jay_chi
@iveyline@Strandjunker Well said.
Felis_Catus_Domesticus
Lizzie---@Strandjunker And I would question if anything guides some of these homegrown despots, but your point is perfect.
Capt. Tony@Strandjunker I’ve always thought that it should be framed as freedom FROM religion rather than freedom of religion
Aatos Koivulainen
muddle@mermaidchaser @Strandjunker You need both "freedom of" and "freedom from" religion.
ᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIESyou're silly Andrea: don't you know "religious freedom" means "my 'freedom' to shove my religion down your throat"?
(/s)
*i* joke, but that really is how many pinhead religious bigots see it
Huntn00@benroyce @Strandjunker That’s how it works, selfish one way hippocrites. Another example: “ States Rights” when it’s something immoral I want but simultaneously Blue States don’t have any rights especially when they are citing laws, cause Humpty chaos “I want” whim law supersedes. 🔥🧟♂️
"the civil war was for states rights"
"the states 'rights' to do what? THE STATES 'RIGHTS' TO DO WHAT?"
Magnus Ahltorp
Charo del Genio@benroyce @Strandjunker if I remember correctly, Reagan once said that freedom of religion meant freedom of choosing what Christian denomination one belongs to.
Michael T Babcock@Strandjunker I presume you mean "the USA is" since an awful lot of us on here aren't from there, but the fact that its so obvious kind of also makes the point about how bad it is.
SoftspeakThe Bible is a bronze-age document, that endorses Monarchy, slavery, women as property.
There are no enlightenment ideals in the Bible, no ideas of equality nor of democracy. Those concept were invented in 17th and 18th century, and you'll sooner find dragons in the Bible than equality.
Ephesians 6:5 — "Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear"
Colossians 3:22
"Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything; and do it, not only when their eye is on you and to curry their favor, but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord."
There's a dozen verses about how slaves ought to behavior, and how to take slaves.
Leviticus 25:44-46
Exodus 21:2-7
Genesis 17:12
1 Peter 2:18
1 Timothy 6:1
Not a single verse in the Bible about how slavery is wrong, how we are equal, or how everyone should have a voice (Democracy).
The Enlightenment did more for the idea of America than the Bible.
Of course if you do not believe me, you got the Bible online, search for yourself.
Pepperbike@softspeak @Strandjunker Learning about the biblical stance on slavery is a large part of what drove me to Atheism. Well that and working for the catholics.
Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤
Robin Barton@Strandjunker The old saying is that, 'They don't want their own children on their knees praying. They want your children on their knees praying.'
Kevin Ashworth@Strandjunker Yes. We are also in no way a Christ-like nation. Not even close.
Kalki Rider@Strandjunker Now say the same thing about Islam.
Hot Dog WaterThis totally remind me of this song by Praxis.
https://youtu.be/HSf9faRUbfw
Skull Crack (We Are Not Sick Men)
Really Lazy Bear 
@Strandjunker Don't have friends for 6 years, (gonna be 7 this year's December), I'm guided by the scent of honey and salmon, the warmth of the sun keeps me alive yet I'm still doing pretty alright and having fun.
ᗪaveAs strong as my faith in Christ is I could not agree with you more.
kΔ@Strandjunker We are a Christian nation, even though I disagree with it.. oh… oh wait sorry I forgot you were in France! 🤭 Sometimes I forget this internet is a global thing ☺️👍
Gabriel H. Nunes@Strandjunker
They are not really Christian, though.
They are not really Christian, though.
Steve Moore 
@Strandjunker
And that’s really all that needs to be said about it, but for the number geeks,
about 1 in 3 of us don’t identify as Christian, and many of those who say they do, do so only because there parents were and they are not motivated to explore the options, or because it is advantageous for political or financial reasons, in essence not actually practicing what they preach.
~85 million Americans don’t believe a Middle Eastern myth.
And that’s really all that needs to be said about it, but for the number geeks,
about 1 in 3 of us don’t identify as Christian, and many of those who say they do, do so only because there parents were and they are not motivated to explore the options, or because it is advantageous for political or financial reasons, in essence not actually practicing what they preach.
~85 million Americans don’t believe a Middle Eastern myth.
ChookMother 🇦🇺🦘@Strandjunker I'm tagging #Australia here, because we're having a difficult conversation about anti-semitism in this country and your statement could be helpful.
Strayans - see above post.
Strayans - see above post.
Maier Amsden@Strandjunker The vast majority of people yelling "Christian nation" are prideful bigots and greedy elitists. They're exactly the kind of corrupt theocrats Christ warned us about.