Was This Country Founded on Christianity? A GDN Exclusive

Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said, “We need to be the party of nationalism, and I’m a Christian, and I say it proudly, we should be Christian nationalists.” Greene later says, “Her self-avowal of Christian nationalism follows her claim last month that Christian nationalism is “nothing to be afraid of,” and that the “movement” will solve school shootings and “sexual immorality” in America.” I find this belief strange, interesting, but mostly disturbing.

Representative Greene is not the only person in power supporting Christian Nationalism. There has been a recent resurgence of White Christian Nationalism in our Nation. What is Christian Nationalism? A Christian nationalist is an individual that primarily focuses on internal politics; Christian nationalists support passing laws that reflect the views of their religious faiths and their role in political and social life. So, Christian Nationalism would prefer statutes that would result in a culture that rewards or punishes acts according to their faith-based values.

The founders drafted the Articles of Confederation. The Articles were the framework of our Nation for some time. Next, the framers designed the current framework of our Nation. The Constitution of the United States of America framework was that system. It was to be a democratic republic under a constitution. This country’s framers expressly and intentionally banned faith-based legislation through the First Amendment because the founders and the framers were not all Christians. The First Amendment states Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.

Before the Declaration of Independence and the founding of this country, it was colonization, genocide, enslavement, plunder, and exploitation. All this was “justified” by a capitalism based on a co-opped religion of a merciful god and a white Jesus.

The first English colony in North America was the Roanoke Colony of 1583. The often-forgotten Roanoke Colony is called that because it disappeared. The settlement and the settlers disappeared, and no one knows if they died, were killed by the land’s indigenous people, flora, or fauna, or it could have simply been a weather event that they did not survive. There is no archaeological evidence that has ever solved that mystery.

Was this colony based on or founded on Christianity? No. This colony was a product of the British Crown. It was not founded on Christianity, but it was intended to enrich a monarchy. They would ultimately resort to violence, enslavement, and exploitation to capture resources of the land.

What are some of the basic Christian concepts? The tenets of Christianity are not unique. They are actually universal and shared among all faith-based religions. They are about being a good person by being good to others. Many follow them, but then there are many that use biblical verses to suit their needs, goals, and desires.

Let’s take a look at some of these tenets. First, Christians are supposed to be monotheistic and love their one and only God. Is this what they did? No, they worshiped their God, money, and power. Did they love thy neighbor and love thy enemies? Absolutely not! There was a genocide, and they killed the indigenous First Nation people for their land. Did the Christian settlers follow the biblical tenet of not judging others? Nope. They would consider the natives of their land as savages that did not deserve the land because they were heathens and, therefore, less than human.

This tenet of their religion not only suited them in the past but has resurfaced anew in today’s political and social realm. The repentance of sins is essential in Christianity. It is an important tenet, not just then but also now. Yet, many Christians and Americans do not want to admit to any of the wrongs committed in the name of their God or for their country. It could be out of faith or patriotism. This is unsolved, just like the Lost Colony, another one of many of America’s unsolved mysteries.

This is like science. It’s true whether you believe it or not. And I have a creed that goes like this: “If they are getting mad, then I must be saying something true. And, if someone gets angry, it’s the folks I want to be mad anyways.”

In conclusion, this country had three distinct periods that consequentially birthed this Nation. There was a period before the founding. It was not based on Judeo-Christian values, nor did it resemble Christianity itself. After that, there was the founding which was the end conclusion of the Declaration of Independence, which was the separation from the Crown. And finally, the Framers of the Constitution prohibited the establishment of religion.

Anyone stating that The United States of America was founded under, for, about any religion is incorrect. What motivates one to say that when the First Amendment expressly banned the passing of laws that are religion/faith-based? I’m not sure, but it’s not very honest or even slightly unbiased.

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