What do Christians Mean by "Restoe our Nation?"

[Rhondazvous]

I heard a Christian man prying over lunch. I didn’t hear everything he said, but he started asking god about stuff that had little to do with food. I made out something about “Lord help them restore this great nation.” I missed who “them” is.

It struck me as odd because it sounds like the same thing the tea baggers say when they talk about taking the nation back. Take it back from where? Restore it from what to wheat?

I know they’re not talking about police brutality, fascism, political corruption, poverty, social inequality or capital graft. They never had a problem with these things before.

So what are they talking about?

[Chad32]

Some people legitimately believe our nation started as a christian theocracy. Even I believed it growing up. These people see the resurgence of secular values as corruption in this wholesome christian society, and pray to god to "make the country great again". They want the country restored to a point where it was pretty close to a theocracy, not knowing that in itsself was a degradation of what the country was founded on.

[The Valkyrie]

They want a Christian Theocracy.

[Drich]

I'm not sure about "restoe..."

But to Restore it is to put God back into how we govern ourselves. to restore it back to how our founding Fathers established it

[Divinity]

But to Restore it is to put God back into how we govern ourselves. to restore it back to how our founding Fathers established it

So back to the days where we had slavery, only men were allowed to own property and vote, and kill Native Americans for their land.

Sounds about right.

[GodCherry]

I'm not sure about "restoe..."

But to Restore it is to put God back into how we govern ourselves. to restore it back to how our founding Fathers established it

The only constant in life is change.

Of course, your kind wants to go back in time so that you can exploit the rights of others but it isn't going to happen.

The county has evolved and become more human in that it recognizes the rights of many different people...not just white christians.

You can rant and rave at the progress all you want...but it will proceed.

Welcome to the planet....evolve or die.

[Drich]

[robvalue]

Well, obviously god's not actually going to do anything about it, so we need busybodies running around presuming to act on his behalf. Apparently.

[GodCherry]

But to Restore it is to put God back into how we govern ourselves. to restore it back to how our founding Fathers established it

So back to the days where we had slavery, only men were allowed to own property and vote, and kill Native Americans for their land.

Sounds about right.

Exactly, because it benefits them and they don't care about anyone else.

[Drich]

So back to the days where we had slavery, only men were allowed to own property and vote, and kill Native Americans for their land.

Sounds about right.

Exactly, because it benefits them and they don't care about anyone else.

You could always give it back... I'm sure the tribe who got the Island of Manhattan for a glass bead necklace would gladly trade back