America is a Christian nation
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No, it is not. Some and only some christians want it to be but they are mistaken. America is a diverse nation that has NO national respect for ANY religion and that is how we shall remain a strong and generally peaceful nation. christians and other religious idiots are a murderous bunch.
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He didn't ever read or understand the first amendment.
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Some Jews would disagree with you.
Many American christians have no idea what this country is really all about.
besides your display of ignorance regarding the constitution you must be a masochist
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guys....conservative is legion troll/\\\///
How long have you had this condition?
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I thin some people have difficulty with the difference between "Nation populated with Christians" and "Christian Nation"
Even "nation populated by christians" is somewhat a misnomer. Although the judeo/christian (old testament/new testament) religions appear to hold the majority they do not come close to being exclusive in this nation. Our strength is our diversity or so it is said. I would rather all the hocus pocus religious bullshit just go away.
i think that conservative just threw this out to see how many would take the bait, notice who is not defending it
Billy the Great Khan
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Or its a troll. Ya know, Legion.
Could be but remains a decent topic. Awful statement though.
Mott the Hoople
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Well who ever made this little snippet had to work very, very, very hard to be completely ignorant of American history. America is a "FREE" nation. You can practice any faith you want and fuck any Christian who thinks otherwise. If they're that intolerant they are unworthy of the title "American".
Mott the Hoople
Sweet Jane
That's what Legion does.Damn, Don. It was getting to be fun!!!!!!!
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Christian Nationalists Assuming Control & Authority over Meaning of the Flag
One area where Christian Nationalists have attempted to exercise more subtle control over American culture is through the American flag. Efforts to ban flag burning have a lot in common with efforts to ban gay marriage as well as a host of other hot-button conservative issues. The issue is not the issue: it's not about burning or protecting flags and it's not about protecting the sanctity of marriage. It's about retaining control over important cultural symbols upon which people base their identities.
Why do so many religious and political conservatives insist that same-sex marriages "threaten" and "undermine" traditional heterosexual marriages? Marriage is not just an institution, but also a symbol of a culture's ideals about sex, sexuality, and human relationships. Such symbols are a common cultural currency which we use to help create our sense of self. Thus when the nature of marriage is challenged, so are people's basic identities.
Flag burning fits in here because it's a way in which people seek to radically alter others' perceptions of the flag as not just a symbol within the culture, but as a symbol of America as a whole. Bans on flag burning and desecration are a way to avoid discussing what the flag as a symbol means and what America itself should stand for. They are saying to everyone: "This is our country. This is our flag. If you don't adopt our meanings, you don't belong."
For Christian Nationalists, a ban on burning or desecrating the American flag is just the beginning: it represents a first step towards taking rights away from political minorities and establishing the power of a majority to dictate the terms of public discourse. They talk about the "right of the majority to rule," which in this case means the power of the majority to dictate to everyone how exactly the flag will be treated, what it will mean, and what sort of relationship one is allowed to have with the flag.
Christian Nationalists hope that this will open the door to similar changes in other areas of law. If the majority has the power to censor certain forms of political speech, why not other speech and expression such as pornography? If the they are given the power to determine the meaning of the flag for everyone, why not also the power to determine the meaning and importance of the Ten Commandments for everyone?
This image is based upon a World War I poster depicting a worker rolling up his sleeves and getting to work for the flag.
By Austin Cline
One area where Christian Nationalists have attempted to exercise more subtle control over American culture is through the American flag. Efforts to ban flag burning have a lot in common with efforts to ban gay marriage as well as a host of other hot-button conservative issues. The issue is not the issue: it's not about burning or protecting flags and it's not about protecting the sanctity of marriage. It's about retaining control over important cultural symbols upon which people base their identities.
Why do so many religious and political conservatives insist that same-sex marriages "threaten" and "undermine" traditional heterosexual marriages? Marriage is not just an institution, but also a symbol of a culture's ideals about sex, sexuality, and human relationships. Such symbols are a common cultural currency which we use to help create our sense of self. Thus when the nature of marriage is challenged, so are people's basic identities.
Flag burning fits in here because it's a way in which people seek to radically alter others' perceptions of the flag as not just a symbol within the culture, but as a symbol of America as a whole. Bans on flag burning and desecration are a way to avoid discussing what the flag as a symbol means and what America itself should stand for. They are saying to everyone: "This is our country. This is our flag. If you don't adopt our meanings, you don't belong."
For Christian Nationalists, a ban on burning or desecrating the American flag is just the beginning: it represents a first step towards taking rights away from political minorities and establishing the power of a majority to dictate the terms of public discourse. They talk about the "right of the majority to rule," which in this case means the power of the majority to dictate to everyone how exactly the flag will be treated, what it will mean, and what sort of relationship one is allowed to have with the flag.
Christian Nationalists hope that this will open the door to similar changes in other areas of law. If the majority has the power to censor certain forms of political speech, why not other speech and expression such as pornography? If the they are given the power to determine the meaning of the flag for everyone, why not also the power to determine the meaning and importance of the Ten Commandments for everyone?
This image is based upon a World War I poster depicting a worker rolling up his sleeves and getting to work for the flag.
By Austin Cline
One area where Christian Nationalists have attempted to exercise more subtle control over American culture is through the American flag. Efforts to ban flag burning have a lot in common with efforts to ban gay marriage as well as a host of other hot-button conservative issues. The issue is not the issue: it's not about burning or protecting flags and it's not about protecting the sanctity of marriage. It's about retaining control over important cultural symbols upon which people base their identities.
Why do so many religious and political conservatives insist that same-sex marriages "threaten" and "undermine" traditional heterosexual marriages? Marriage is not just an institution, but also a symbol of a culture's ideals about sex, sexuality, and human relationships. Such symbols are a common cultural currency which we use to help create our sense of self. Thus when the nature of marriage is challenged, so are people's basic identities.
Flag burning fits in here because it's a way in which people seek to radically alter others' perceptions of the flag as not just a symbol within the culture, but as a symbol of America as a whole. Bans on flag burning and desecration are a way to avoid discussing what the flag as a symbol means and what America itself should stand for. They are saying to everyone: "This is our country. This is our flag. If you don't adopt our meanings, you don't belong."
For Christian Nationalists, a ban on burning or desecrating the American flag is just the beginning: it represents a first step towards taking rights away from political minorities and establishing the power of a majority to dictate the terms of public discourse. They talk about the "right of the majority to rule," which in this case means the power of the majority to dictate to everyone how exactly the flag will be treated, what it will mean, and what sort of relationship one is allowed to have with the flag.
Christian Nationalists hope that this will open the door to similar changes in other areas of law. If the majority has the power to censor certain forms of political speech, why not other speech and expression such as pornography? If the they are given the power to determine the meaning of the flag for everyone, why not also the power to determine the meaning and importance of the Ten Commandments for everyone?
This image is based upon a World War I poster depicting a worker rolling up his sleeves and getting to work for the flag.
By Austin Cline
dang, sneaky so and sos
Its obvious the left doesn't understand the difference.....and the op is ambiguous......
and its 2012, not the 17th or 18th century.....people are here now that weren't here 200 years ago.....
Billy the Great Khan
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Trolls trolling proles.