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Many of the British North American colonies that eventually formed the United States of America were settled in the 17th century by men and women, who, in the face of European religious persecution, refused to compromise passionately held religious convictions (largely stemming from the Protestant Reformation which began c. 1517) and fled Europe.
Yet people who claim to be followers of Jesus routinely bear false witness when they say America was founded as a Christian nation. ... on the Christian religion”. America’s founding motto was ...
They preach American exceptionalism, oppose liberal scholars, and emphasize the Christian identity of many Founding Fathers. Critics argue that many of these Christian founders actually supported the separation of church and state and would not support the notion that they were trying to found a Christian nation. [170] [171] [172] In Church of ...
The majority of Christian Americans are Protestant Christians (140 million; 44%), though there are also significant numbers of American Roman Catholics (70 million; 22%) and other Christian denominations such as Latter Day Saints, Eastern Orthodox Christians, Oriental Orthodox Christians, and Jehovah's Witnesses (about 13 million in total; 4%). [2]
Christian Nationalists sometimes claim their beliefs are echoed in the Constitution and American law. They claim the Founding Fathers didn’t want a “wall of separation between church and state.”
The Founding Fathers would be aghast by attacks on separation of church and state, Dale Butland says. America is not a 'Christian nation.' Republican attacks would shock founders| Opinion
John Witherspoon (February 5, 1723 – November 15, 1794) was a Scottish-American Presbyterian minister, educator, farmer, slaveholder, and a Founding Father of the United States. [1]
"Christian nationalism is a new term for a worldview that has been with us since the founding of our country — the idea that America is destined to be a promised land for European Christians ...