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Assessing whether America has a national religion 15 Articles

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    by Bryan Solari

    The Constitution of the United States of America, as well as the Supreme Court, give us some insight into the relationship between state and religious identity. As an example, the First Amendment allows religion to be prac...read more

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    by Paul Osbourn

    Author of Liberty The song "My Country Tis of Thee", declares God as the author of Liberty, and our ultimate King. While many Americans may have different understandings of religion, we have historically agreed that ou...read more

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    by Grace Kahn

    America does have a national religion it is called Judea-Christianity. And everyone knows this.There are many religions in the world as we know them. Muslim, Buddhisms, Judaism to name a few, but or Forefathers did not use...read more

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    by Jacob Engel

    It was unconstitutional to force the removal of the Ten Commandments monument in Kentucky. Now, I, for one, while I thought it was harmless, believed that they had a good point in having the Commandments taken away, seein...read more

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    by Deb Della Piana

    I'm not sure what this whole "National Religion" question is all about. We don't have a national religion. The whole idea behind America was religious freedom. I am a Catholic by birth and a Buddhist by choice. If Catholic...read more

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    by Sol Rayos

    America is an enormous amount of land that spreads two continents and is divided into north and south so first I will assume that this is a discussion about whether or not the United States has a national religion. I am no...read more

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    by Tera Jean

    The answer to this is a simple yes and no. That doesn't sound simple, so elaboration is probably in order. America was founded on the most basic and all encompassing Christian belief, and as such was spared the disaster ...read more

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    by Frank Savarese

    the very convenient lie about what the separation of church and state that has gripped this country is RIPPING! the very fabric of our country. Separation of church and state was instituted by our forefathers so that the g...read more

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    by Josh Howell

    Does America have a national religion? I would say, no. We used to have a national religion. This country was founded on Christian principles. However, in the past few years those principles have been gradually fading away...read more

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    by David Furritus

    What? No. Heavens no! No other concept could scare me more than the thought of a national religion in the United States. Mostly, because I know which religion would be adopted: Christianity. At this moment Christiani...read more

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    by Dale Hoskin

    Does America have a national religion? Of course not. Were that true the founding fathers would be spinning in their graves. These gentlemen took great pains to make sure that the new Union they were forming would never fa...read more

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    by Mustang Maverick

    You know I have recently come to realize that this country that we live in isn't quite what I believed it was when I was younger. You know I used to see the U.S. of A, as the model country for others, the one that eve...read more

  • by Alan Perlman

    The Presidential election process has begun way too early, as everyone but the participants will acknowledge and with it, the God-babble and the Bible-babble. Talk of and concern with religion, with lots of oste...read more

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    by John Gottschall

    If there was to be any doubt about this issue, it was resolved at this years AIPAC conference in Washington. When Hillary Clinton, someone who could very well be the next President, stands behind a red, white , and blue St...read more

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    by James E. Fish

    America does not have an official' national religion, which is prohibited by the Constitution, but some 85 percent of our citizens profess to be Christians. That makes Christianity America's unofficial religion. That's imp...read more

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