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Debate: Did the Founding Fathers intend to apply their personal faith to the nation "As an institution"? (view source)
Revision as of 04:54, September 10, 2008
, 04:54, September 10, 2008→No, they did not intend to establish the U.S.A. as "One nation under God"
Some equate the concept of secularism to being anti-religion, but it's not. A secular government is one that's indifferent to religion, not against it. The wisdom and vision of the founding fathers with regard to religion was their realization that if you wanted to take different groups of devoutly religious people and unite them as "One Nation under God", it was best accomplished by keeping religion out of government and guaranteeing every citizen the freedom to worship God without interference as they saw fit. --[[User:DinsdaleP|DinsdaleP]] 12:03, 6 September 2008 (EDT)
Some equate the concept of secularism to being anti-religion, but it's not. A secular government is one that's indifferent to religion, not against it. The wisdom and vision of the founding fathers with regard to religion was their realization that if you wanted to take different groups of devoutly religious people and unite them as "One Nation under God", it was best accomplished by keeping religion out of government and guaranteeing every citizen the freedom to worship God without interference as they saw fit. --[[User:DinsdaleP|DinsdaleP]] 12:03, 6 September 2008 (EDT)
:It's also worth noting that the table in this link [[http://www.conservapedia.com/American_History_Lecture_Two#Colonial_History|American History Lecture #2]] clearly shows how several of the colonies were founded by people seeking freedom from religious persecution, where religion was institutionalized into the governments they were leaving behind. --[[User:DinsdaleP|DinsdaleP]] 00:54, 10 September 2008 (EDT)