EnemyoftheDevil (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I agree with you on that. I haven't heard David in a while, or this video. But I think there's a misunderstanding between most Christians and Atheists. I don't think anyone wants to make it a "Christian" empire. But Christians themselves fear that there is an effort of being a freedom from religion, not of it. Especially to Christianity. The common ground tried from Christians is the prevention of a careless Nihilist amoral country.

PubliusAfricanus (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Respecting your right of religious expression does not include turning the United States into a Christian empire, as David Barton believes we should be.

JonWRowe (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Bullsh!t.

allamericangranny (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Washington once wrote in a letter you must believe in Father son7Holy Spirit to be a true american.

EnemyoftheDevil (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

No you're incorrect, you misunderstand the point. The founders were Christian majority wise. They know it can't be a "Christian" nation because that would defeat the point of American Revolution, and the leave from Great Britain and the Church. But the Constitution was ethically inspired even if secular founders didn't accept the story of Jesus. The point is we are a Republic, not a Democracy, so in fact that we vote in people to protect us, and they to RESPECT OUR RIGHT OF RELIGIOUS EXPRESSION.

OriginalGuest (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

An argument like what? That that founder didn't intend to make America a Christian Empire? Unless you are saying they developed amnesia and forgot to write it into the constitution, then it's not really an argument, but more of an observation.Christians like to turn things around, like now, because they can't really prove their Christian Empire theory.And that's why people like Barton resort to outright lies.

EnemyoftheDevil (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Any dope can come up with an argument like that to make people fear the facts, of course you don't have any evidential argument of your obnoxious claim.

Whoo69 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

who the fuck is this joker?

OriginalGuest (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Who gives a fuck if they were all Christians? The point is Barton makes quotes up and blurs history to trick people into believing that the Founders wanted America to be a Christian Empire--and their own words dispute this.

JonWRowe (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The Deists and Unitarians in the Church were the ones who didn't take communion because they disbelieved in what the act represents: Christ's Atonement.