Thank Secularists for Christmas

The Founding Fathers were Deists, not Christians.

Rick Santorum, also-ran presidential candidate, believes that America is a Christian nation. This is based on the Pilgrims’ trek to the New World in search of religious liberty. However, the Pilgrims were not the Founding Fathers, and the Founding Fathers were Deists, not Christians.

According to thinkers like also-ran presidential candidate Rick Santorum, America is a Christian nation.

Really? The Bible is pro-slavery and pro-monarchy—two things Americans are (now at least) decidedly against. So how are we a Christian nation, exactly?

The Pilgrims were not the holy Founding Fathers. (They were at least seven generations apart.)

“We were founded on Christian principles!”

Sure. Which ones, exactly? Nearly all sins are legal. Think about that. With a few exceptions, sin isn’t against the law. You can legally break eight of the 10 Commandments (if you’re a cop or a banker, you get a free pass on all ten).

The First Amendment shields heretics and false prophets when the Bible condemns them. Tenets like freedom of speech and the right to peacefully assemble are not in the Bible. Personal liberty, equality—equal rights for women, protections for sodomites and/or rich people—are not from scripture. Democracy and a separation of powers are not psalms. Blasphemy isn’t even against the law.

So which principles? Empathy? Turning the other cheek? Charity? Hospitality? Loving your neighbor? That’s hardly our foreign or domestic policy.

“No, we’re a Christian nation because most of the people who live here self-identify as Christians.”

OK, that’s a nation of Christians, not a Christian nation. And conjuring up religious quotes by the holy Founding Fathers doesn’t make the case either.

“In every country and every age, the priest has been hostile to liberty. He is always in alliance with the despot, abetting his abuses in return for protection to his own,” was said by Founding Father Thomas Jefferson, the writer of the Jefferson Bible whose detractors (priests) claimed he was an infidel trying to destroy religion.

So which principles? Empathy? Turning the other cheek? Charity? Hospitality? Loving your neighbor? That’s hardly our foreign or domestic policy.

“No, we’re a Christian nation because most of the people who live here self-identify as Christians.”

OK, that’s a nation of Christians, not a Christian nation. And conjuring up religious quotes by the holy Founding Fathers doesn’t make the case either.

“In every country and every age, the priest has been hostile to liberty. He is always in alliance with the despot, abetting his abuses in return for protection to his own,” was said by Founding Father Thomas Jefferson, the writer of the Jefferson Bible whose detractors (priests) claimed he was an infidel trying to destroy religion. 

We’re a nation of mainly Christians but not even really good Christians. We go to church as much as Europeans, we just lie about it more. Churches are closing down and filing for bankruptcy, yet Americans tell pollsters they’re in church every Sunday. Unaffiliated, non-religious Americans are around 20 percent of the population. And those who lie about being religious but really aren’t, make up another 10-18 percent of America, according to a study by the University of Michigan.

America is not a Christian nation, and that is a blessing. While the Bible is often critical of the wealthy, America has long embraced the notion of wealth accumulation. Secularists, who may or may not be people of faith, have been instrumental in ensuring that government and religion remain separate. This is a wise decision, as history has shown us that when the two become intertwined, the result can be disastrous. The Salem Witch Trials, Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, and the current situation in Iran are all examples of this.Secularists have been instrumental in ensuring that adultery is no longer a capital offense. This is just one of the many freedoms that have been granted to individuals due to the lack of biblical authority. December’s festivities often referred to as Christmas, are now a time of joy and celebration. People are free to marry other faiths, nations, or races, or not marry at all, and to get a divorce if they so choose. Furthermore, the consumption of legal pornography is no longer criminalized, even in places like Utah, which is its biggest consumer. All of these freedoms are thanks to secularists.The American celebration of Christmas is not necessarily a Christian one, and it is secularists, particularly capitalists, who are responsible for this. This is due to the founding of the United States as a secular government, which ensures freedom from and of religion. This allows for the enjoyment of activities such as eating bacon, playing football on Sundays, reading horoscopes, getting angel tattoos, and doing anything on the Sabbath. We owe a debt of gratitude to the secularists for this freedom and for the opportunity to partake in these activities.

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