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Jim Jackson said:
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Wonder Boy said:
While excluding Christianity.



This country elected the openly Christian Jimmy Carter in 1976. Ronald Reagan labeled himself a Christian and referenced God all the time. And we've elected George W. Bush, a stauncher, more evangelical Christian to two terms.

How can you say with a straight face that Christianity is excluded in the United States?



A fair question, Jim.

If I'd been old enough, I'd have voted for Carter myself in 1976. Although in the retrospect of history, I think he was a lousy President.
I think Carter projected honesty, and that was what the nation craved in 1976, post-Watergate (despite that I think it can be argued that Kennedy and Johnson, prior to Nixon, were just as laden in scandal. In Kennedy's case, during a time where a modern level of media scrutiny was not given to our presidents. )


First, in the case of Reagan and the current G.W.Bush, despite that a majority of the nation elected them, they were/are still vilified throughout our culture by non-supporters as closed-minded fanatics and idiots. Even though Christians are the majority.

For example :




Second, just because secularist/liberal activists and judges have made a concerted effort to suppress religious freedom in the U.S. , but haven't successfully leveraged a pro-Christian president out of the White House, doesn't mean that there hasn't been a massive concerted effort to undermine religious freedom.

(I mean, trying to exclude Christmas carols in department stores and in local parades! The name of the holiday is CHRISTMAS! No Christmas carols on Christmas, makes sense...)

Although secularist/liberals have been successful in removing school prayer, and in often removing the Ten Commandments and other Bible scripture and Nativity scenes from many public buildings nationwide.

Again, if it's an across-the-board ban on religion and ideologies in schools, I'd support it. But Islam, gay advocacy, evolution, etc., are endorsed by many schools, while prayer, Bible study and the slightest mention of Christian principles are removed from the forum of ideas at these exact same schools.
That is one-sided and opressive of Christianity, if not always successful.