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America was NOT founded as a christian nation [View all] LetMyPeopleVote May 12 OP

IKR? dchill May 12 #1

The GOP just makes up crap as they go. Irish_Dem May 12 #2

I wonder how hard it would be to find some things they've said that were true MadameButterfly May 12 #12

I am going to look for the GOP actually telling the truth. Irish_Dem May 12 #13

True story Cosmocat May 12 #14

that the government sanction of a religion was, in essence, a threat to religion. keithbvadu2 May 12 #3

Oh, yes... slightlv May 12 #6

One can not get more 'origionalist' than this sanatanadharma May 12 #4

Why don't school children recite this every day. twodogsbarking May 12 #5

I suspect thinking that depends on how one invisions 'the founding" Model35mech May 12 #7

We were not a nation until the Declaration of Independence. wnylib May 13 #16

Well, sort of, but IMO, "America" didn't really emerge on one day with the stroke of a pen Model35mech May 13 #18

I have some familiarity with the various events and cultural changes that took place wnylib May 13 #19

I am sure you do have familiarity, btw my 11th GGF help found Southampton Long Island Model35mech May 13 #21

I'm not particularly hung up on specific dates for the founding. wnylib May 13 #22

That conflict contributed to the Marines Corp's Hymm Uncle Joe May 12 #8

1797. That's the date of these documents. calimary May 12 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author John Shaft May 13 #20

The founding fathers were much closer in time to.. surfered May 12 #10

In fact, the Southerners made sure that unChristian portions on race, voting and gender were in the Constitution. Wonder Why May 12 #11

Atheists have pointed out this fact for all of my life NanaCat May 13 #15

Facts are always spoiling Republican's 'Christian' lies BoRaGard May 13 #17

Christian nationalists spread blatant falsehoods about the Founding Era and the Founding Fathers, LetMyPeopleVote May 14 #23

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