A Christian Nation?
April 10th 2010 03:58
Is America a "Christian Nation"? I think not. The United States was/is founded upon the principle of freedom (e.g., freedom of speech, thought, expression, to peacefully assemble, and yes, freedom of religion). True, North America is a nation that, at one time, was heavily influenced by Christian Thought. The founding of our greatest institutions for hiring learning is largely due to the influence of Christianity (e.g., Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Brown, etc.). Nevertheless, the Evangelical Faith that spawned and developed the aforementioned universities has all but vanished. When will we learn the hard lesson that influence is intangible and fleeting, and conversely, that the concept does not lead to personal rights or entitlements! The United States is NOT a Christian Nation any more than it is an Islamic, or Hindu, or Jewish Nation . . . it is a nation that will be led and conditioned by the prevailing ideas in a free market place at any given time. The reason Christianity doesn't "hold sway" in North America anymore is NOT because of all "those dirty sinners out there!" It is because of all we dirty sinners in here (i.e., We professing Christians in all the local, legitimate expressions of the Church of Jesus Christ). We Christians would do well to stop living with a sense of nostalgia for "the good ole' days." Our influence is anemic and insipid because of our own sins of apathy and indifference! Let's stop whining about life not being what it used to be. Further, let's terminate our sinful tendency of blaming sinners for sinning (what a concept!), and let's start living out the supernatural life we claim lives inside of us! When people live in "darkness," they don't curse the darkness . . . they say, "Where is the light?" When the meat is rotten, and/or, tasteless, people don't curse the meat . . . they say, "Where is the salt?" Salt and light are the two basic metaphors the Lord Jesus used to describe his followers, and unfortunately, we have not lived up to his expectations. Shame on us . . . not the world!
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