It amazes me that people do not realize that this country was NOT founded on “Christian principles,” (sorry, @Bruce4671) and indeed was actively opposed to what the Founders saw as domination by churches. The “wall of separation between church and state” is essential to the protection of freedom of religion, as it favors no religion over any other. Jefferson coined the term, and Adams said we are not a Christian nation explicitly in the Tripoli treaty we signed with the primarily Muslim nation.
Oh, and there’s no such thing as “Judeo-Christian,” either. That was a phrase coined by conservative Christians who wanted to claim Jews, but who thought they would eventually turn to Christ anyway. Jews don’t consider most forms of Christianity even similar to Judaism, which is of course correct.
It amazes me that people do not realize that this country was NOT founded on “Christian principles,” (sorry, @Bruce4671) and indeed was actively opposed to what the Founders saw as domination by churches. The “wall of separation between church and state” is essential to the protection of freedom of religion, as it favors no religion over any other. Jefferson coined the term, and Adams said we are not a Christian nation explicitly in the Tripoli treaty we signed with the primarily Muslim nation.
Oh, and there’s no such thing as “Judeo-Christian,” either. That was a phrase coined by conservative Christians who wanted to claim Jews, but who thought they would eventually turn to Christ anyway. Jews don’t consider most forms of Christianity even similar to Judaism, which is of course correct.