So, today I saw a disheartening video where our liberal minded and double talking President stated before the country of Turkey - "We (America) do not consider ourselves a Christian nation .."
Excuse me, Barack? You might not want America to be a Christian nation, but we are, and as long as there are God fearing Christians around to keep it that way, we will fight tooth and nail to remain the way we were founded, under God.
I forwarded the video onto my Facebook wall, as well as Loud Majority and then tonight, got this email from someone on my political friends list on Facebook.
"Brent-God Bless you and your little dingbat wife- you make our Christian community look stupid more times then not"
Why, for being aware of what's going on? For being overly concerned that there is a President in office who not only has no respect for our constitution, but also has no respect for the moral and biblical foundations that our country was founded on? This was supposed to be someone from my 'conservative' leaning friends list. Ha!
My response: "So, we should not be upset that he said that? Just roll over and agree that America is not a Christian nation? You have real tact, I have to say. And I'm being completely sarcastic."
Call me crazy, and call my wife a dingbat - but I will remain concerned and vigilant, and I have the best wife in the world! :) Come and say that about her to my face ..
Ohhhhh that is so messed up that someone said that about you & Anna!! So sad that Christians actually voted for this guy....
Hear Brent's ROOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRR
gosh, i think there's ways of disagreeing without being moronic . . . and i find it ironic that his message makes HIM look stupid.
on the other hand, i don't actually see anything wrong with what Obama said. his point was obviously not to deny Christianity, but that America is open to ALL religion [supposedly, anyway!]. i also believe that America is Christian in reputation only and that no, we are not really a Christian nation.
i must say i am slightly disappointed that you didn't quote Obama's entire statement. while obviously the "not a Christian nation" phrase was the most important to many people, by leaving out the rest of his sentence, it makes Obama's comment sound like an attack on Christianity, rather than a comment on diversity.
@kimimila - The point is, his statement is inaccurate. Ok, so he added "We are not a Christian nation, or a Jewish nation, or a Muslim nation .." big deal. The point is, we ARE a Christian nation. Our money says "One Nation Under God". We pledge allegiance to "One Nation Under God". We don't say "One Nation Under All Religions". Sure, we allow people that have other religions to live here persecution free, but that concept of tolerance was fostered through a respect of humanity, which came through our Judeo-Christian roots.
In that way, because it is an inaccurate statement about our country's foundations, it is an attack on Christianity, or at least a slander.
I agree with you on all counts, but unfortunately today, even within the Body, there are those who do not wish to be reminded of who we are called to be because to accept that is to realize the need to act. Also, I'm amazed at how many within the Body of Christ seem to have abandoned our roots and those positions which formerly were consistent across the board for ALL Christians. There is a shift in our nation, and that is illustrated perfectly in our sending a man who has no qualification to be president and supporting the same man as he leads us into our own destruction. I don't know why the person felt the need to take swing at you and your wife, but their actions clearly were wrong. In this nation, we have freedom OF Religion NOT freedom FROM Religion, and the faith that shaped this nation and made us great is Christian, and our abandonment of that moral foundation will be the end of our greatness.
@Candlefish - Thank you - I agree with what you said. So many people are agreeing with this statement "Well, we're NOT a Christian nation" that when they start rounding up the Christians and sending them off to jail for being 'intolerant' of everyone else, that the 'Christians' who agree with this will shrug and say "Well, we're not a Christian nation" and accept it.
That is why I refuse to be quiet about it, no matter how crazy or stupid or moronic people may think I appear. I'm sure Jesus looked like a freak to people that were around him, too - so I'm in good company.
@Btdeitrich - at the very least, "under God" simply means we're supposedly not atheistic. and yes, we may have had a Judeo-Christian influence in our founding, but it doesn't mean that today we are a Christian nation. [is Italy a "pagan" nation today because of the Romans who founded it?]. some countries are heavily religious [India and Iraq/Iran being the most obvious], but they also lack the freedom of religion that America enjoys. [if this is because American was founded on Judeo-Christian ethic and is a Christian country, why don't England, Australia, and Canada call themselves a Christian nation?].
Obama said nothing about our founding [unless i missed it, which i may have-- i was rushing to get ready for work], but that America is not a country which belongs to a single religious group. i still find no reason to disagree with his statement.
"We are not a Christian nation, or a Jewish nation, or a Muslim nation .."
This is what you left out in your article, and it's very important to leave it because it changes the whole meaning of the sentence, of what he is trying to say. To look over the religious borders and to realise we all live together in the same world. This is a big deal!
Open mindness is more powerfull.
Regards, Roderick
@Roderick - We are a Christian nation though. And I didn't leave that part out - it's in the video posted above.
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Ohhhhh that is so messed up that someone said that about you & Anna!! So sad that Christians actually voted for this guy....
Hear Brent's ROOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRR
gosh, i think there's ways of disagreeing without being moronic . . . and i find it ironic that his message makes HIM look stupid.
on the other hand, i don't actually see anything wrong with what Obama said. his point was obviously not to deny Christianity, but that America is open to ALL religion [supposedly, anyway!]. i also believe that America is Christian in reputation only and that no, we are not really a Christian nation.
i must say i am slightly disappointed that you didn't quote Obama's entire statement. while obviously the "not a Christian nation" phrase was the most important to many people, by leaving out the rest of his sentence, it makes Obama's comment sound like an attack on Christianity, rather than a comment on diversity.
@kimimila - The point is, his statement is inaccurate. Ok, so he added "We are not a Christian nation, or a Jewish nation, or a Muslim nation .." big deal. The point is, we ARE a Christian nation. Our money says "One Nation Under God". We pledge allegiance to "One Nation Under God". We don't say "One Nation Under All Religions". Sure, we allow people that have other religions to live here persecution free, but that concept of tolerance was fostered through a respect of humanity, which came through our Judeo-Christian roots.
In that way, because it is an inaccurate statement about our country's foundations, it is an attack on Christianity, or at least a slander.
I agree with you on all counts, but unfortunately today, even within the Body, there are those who do not wish to be reminded of who we are called to be because to accept that is to realize the need to act. Also, I'm amazed at how many within the Body of Christ seem to have abandoned our roots and those positions which formerly were consistent across the board for ALL Christians. There is a shift in our nation, and that is illustrated perfectly in our sending a man who has no qualification to be president and supporting the same man as he leads us into our own destruction. I don't know why the person felt the need to take swing at you and your wife, but their actions clearly were wrong. In this nation, we have freedom OF Religion NOT freedom FROM Religion, and the faith that shaped this nation and made us great is Christian, and our abandonment of that moral foundation will be the end of our greatness.
@Candlefish - Thank you - I agree with what you said. So many people are agreeing with this statement "Well, we're NOT a Christian nation" that when they start rounding up the Christians and sending them off to jail for being 'intolerant' of everyone else, that the 'Christians' who agree with this will shrug and say "Well, we're not a Christian nation" and accept it.
That is why I refuse to be quiet about it, no matter how crazy or stupid or moronic people may think I appear. I'm sure Jesus looked like a freak to people that were around him, too - so I'm in good company.
@Btdeitrich - at the very least, "under God" simply means we're supposedly not atheistic. and yes, we may have had a Judeo-Christian influence in our founding, but it doesn't mean that today we are a Christian nation. [is Italy a "pagan" nation today because of the Romans who founded it?]. some countries are heavily religious [India and Iraq/Iran being the most obvious], but they also lack the freedom of religion that America enjoys. [if this is because American was founded on Judeo-Christian ethic and is a Christian country, why don't England, Australia, and Canada call themselves a Christian nation?].
Obama said nothing about our founding [unless i missed it, which i may have-- i was rushing to get ready for work], but that America is not a country which belongs to a single religious group. i still find no reason to disagree with his statement.
"We are not a Christian nation, or a Jewish nation, or a Muslim nation .."
This is what you left out in your article, and it's very important to leave it because it changes the whole meaning of the sentence, of what he is trying to say. To look over the religious borders and to realise we all live together in the same world. This is a big deal!
Open mindness is more powerfull.
Regards,
Roderick
@Roderick - We are a Christian nation though. And I didn't leave that part out - it's in the video posted above.