(December 22, 2011 at 10:21 pm)Freedom Wrote: America is religious because of a multitude of factors:
Puritan origins
The use of the Bible to justify American slavery, Manifest Destiny, and the American work ethic
The use of the Bible to console freed slaves
The descendants of the Great Awakening
The myth of America - A Christian Nation
I'm sure there are more influences.
The Soviet Union was our adversary after WWII. Communism and atheism became synonymous with the people who could at any minute annihilate us in nuclear fire. Christianity, meanwhile, became synonymous with patriotism.
Maybe things will change now that the scary people who are going to kill us any minute are religious fanatics.
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
