America is NOT a Christian nation

Biked a lot today. Met with Dale at his new house in Strathcona. Strathcona is such a wierd area. It is a very nice area with beautiful houses and lots of trees and parks. But it borders the downtown east-side which is such a rough area.

I've noticed lately that wherever I go now, I wonder if there are any churches in the area, or how I would go about planting a church there. Like Strathcona, how would I plant a church there? No idea.

I just cracked a new book: "The Myth of a Christian Nation" by Greg Boyd. This guy rules. I've decided to put some excerpts into all of my posts until I finish the book.

"For some evangelicals, the Kingdom of God is largely centered on "taking America back for God", voting for the Christian candidate, outlawing abortion, outlawing gay marriage, winning the culture war, defending pol. freedom at home and abroad, keeping the phrase "under God" in the pledge of allegiance, fighting for prayer in the public schools and fighting to display the 10 commandments in government buildings." - 11

"For many in America and around the world the American flag has smothered the glory of the Cross, and the ugliness of our American version of Caesar has squelched the radiant love of Christ." - 13

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Anonymous said…
Quite right, America is NOT a christian nation, they founded America on the principle of the separation of church and state.

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof . . . ." 1st Amendment of the American Bill of Rights (establishment clause)

"As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion..." John Adams

America has never been a christian nation and never will be, as long as it is America. Because the intent of the American flag was never to glorify the cross, only to symbolize a nation, a nation of numerous religions, it is odd that Dr. Boyd would criticize it for failing to do what it was never intended to do.
2:05 AM
jeremiah21 said…
yeah, I've been meaning to pick this one up.
I blogged about the New York Times article on Boyd here:

The Cross and the Sword.

peace,

paul
http://radicalreversal.org
11:01 PM
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