Quote Originally Posted by AirMax95
I was not disputing the basis of this country's founding. I was typing a huge post, but stopped b/c I thought this thread would fail. The Treaty of Tripoli states that the U.S. was NOT founded on Christianity. Thomas Jefferson wrote majority of the Declareation of Independance, and chose to use "God" but in reference to "natures god". By TJ reference "God" in any form in the constitution, he screwed this document and any more after that.

The country went from Christian belief, to SOME adopting a deist belief of a supernatural "nature god", to the founders of the country rejecting Christianity in a country whose obvious dominant RELIGION was CHRISTIANITY. Now, tell me where anyone in this day and age can make light of this country's TRUE founding. The fence riding is sad in this country.

The U.S. was settled by Christians and has always had a Christian majority. The founding fathers were on the side of deism and Freemasonry beliefs (suspposedly). Now, if you know the history and clout of Freemasonry then you will understand where I am going. Rising up from arrest and forming a new view on life that STILL takes orthodox religious beliefs makes no sense. Being a deist is almost contradictory and assabackwards in its views. You don't believe in a "personal" god, yet you believe that some supernatural force (Natures god) created the earth and disappeared.

Bottom line, NO one on this earth can call the other crazy. 98% of religious kooks, diest, athiests, etc. do not know where their belief formed.......unless you just believe.

Like SUBY_RUE said, don't push your beliefs onto anyone. The finger pointing of people causes the uprising and conflict.

Edit: I do believe the idea that how a man chose to worship should remain only as his own personal business.
I was referring more to the second paragraph in the Dec. of Indep. That all people are created equal as endowed by our Creator.

Not saying that the Founders based on Christian principles per se, but they did base it on God, be it Nature God, God of the Jews, or any other God. I myself am Christian, but do I personally know if the Founders were Christians? No of course not, nor do I presume to know. Nevertheless, our Founders saw how important it was for us to have core values and a belief structure so that we as a people can govern ourselves in such a way that would not otherwise be detrimental to society and of our individuality.