I applaud PragerU for articulating the truth of America’s history. The men quoted here weren’t all necessarily Christians but they knew how important religion and particularly Judeo-Christian beliefs were to our society. Joshua Charles makes an important distinction near the end of this video. He says:
“The founders did not demand that anyone believe in any particular God – quite the contrary. But while they understood the value of a secular government, they feared a secular society – one without religion. So should we.”
This distinction is important. We are at the point in this country that mandating any religious practices by our government would be a mistake. Polling shows that Americans with a Biblical worldview make up around 9% of our society. Trying to mix government with religion at this point is unwise as all religions are now in consideration. I always thought that Christian prayer in the schools in 1963 was a good thing. However, because the percentage of believing Christians has dropped dramatically since then, I am against any such prayer. Schools would create a prayer that was universalist in nature and that’s the last thing we want our children to hear on a daily basis.
Was America Founded to be Secular?
July 4, 2017I applaud PragerU for articulating the truth of America’s history. The men quoted here weren’t all necessarily Christians but they knew how important religion and particularly Judeo-Christian beliefs were to our society. Joshua Charles makes an important distinction near the end of this video. He says:
“The founders did not demand that anyone believe in any particular God – quite the contrary. But while they understood the value of a secular government, they feared a secular society – one without religion. So should we.”
This distinction is important. We are at the point in this country that mandating any religious practices by our government would be a mistake. Polling shows that Americans with a Biblical worldview make up around 9% of our society. Trying to mix government with religion at this point is unwise as all religions are now in consideration. I always thought that Christian prayer in the schools in 1963 was a good thing. However, because the percentage of believing Christians has dropped dramatically since then, I am against any such prayer. Schools would create a prayer that was universalist in nature and that’s the last thing we want our children to hear on a daily basis.
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