Muslim Child Abuse

[Judas BentHer]

And yet Julian's Paganism was more in keeping with Hellenistic Paganism, even though he was raised in the Christian tradition he stepped away and thus became an apostate. While his uncle, Constantine, professed himself a Christian after a vision of a cross in the sky just before a battle that he claimed was delivered as a sign along with a psychic message that where that symbol preceded his armies he would not suffer defeat, even Constantine remained a Pagan throughout his life. Converting unto Christianity only on his death bed. A bit of Pascal's wager, one would think.

In truth America can be considered a Polytheistic nation, in that the 1st amendment insures freedom of religion and as such a great many of our citizens hold to faiths that are not of the Abrahamic tradition. Pagans of course being one such community, and usually are also polytheist in their own rites.

That being said, Monotheism, most particularly Christian monotheism, stands predominant in America. And often enough the faithful erroneously assert that this is a Christian nation, as it was founded and remains. However, this is not the case and yet, throughout our history while the U.S. is proclaimed to be a free country every liberty achieved since it's inception has been afforded after fighting against a imposed standard that is in accord with Christian values and implied morality.

So Rhythm, with regard to the United States I would proffer the opinion that your observation regarding the reverse is incorrect. Where monotheistic moral standards did once underlie the doctrines, laws and foundations of this nation, regardless of the 1st amendment's insurance for freedom of religion, every liberty achieved since our inception as a free country has been gleaned through overcoming the obstruction set forth by the implication inherent in Christian monotheism. And as such is more in keeping with the tolerance, the liberty afforded in polytheism, hedonism,paganism and much to the consternation of the most ardent Fundy, secular atheism. Wherein it is said by many "true believers" there is a push for secularism that necessarily implies a bulldozing of Theism.

While nothing could be further from the truth, it is instead a separation of church and State, as intended in the spirit of the Constitution and the first amendment itself. Though Theists would be hard pressed to be convinced it isn't a new agenda that threatens what they before imagined was their dominance within both realms if by no other means than occupation. Both the ecclesiastical and secular.