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Originally Posted by garysher  Most think founders wanted Christian USA
By Andrea Stone, USA TODAY
Most Americans believe the nation's founders wrote Christianity into the Constitution, and people are less likely to say freedom to worship covers religious groups they consider extreme, a poll out today finds.
The survey measuring attitudes toward freedom of religion, speech and the press found that 55% believe erroneously that the Constitution establishes a Christian nation.
In the survey, which is conducted annually by the First Amendment Center, a non-partisan educational group, three out of four people who identify themselves as evangelical or Republican believe that the Constitution establishes a Christian nation. About half of Democrats and independents do.
Most respondents, 58%, say teachers in public schools should be allowed to lead prayers. That is an increase from 2005, when 52% supported teacher-led prayer in public schools.
More people, 43%, say public schools should be allowed to put on Nativity re-enactments with Christian music than in 2005, when 36% did. Most think founders wanted Christian USA - USATODAY.com | ================================================== ========
I wonder if the increase in people who say that want religion in the public schools has something to do with some of the remaining fundamentalist Christians in this country who want to reclaim some "souls" and have the govt help them do it.
Christianity is on the decline in America. The number of Americans describing themselves as Christian went from about 86% in 1990 to about 76% in 2000, while the number people who adhere to no religion and those who describe themselves as atheist and agnostic showed a large increase.
Over a few years on the Yahoo boards, one argument I frequently saw from fundamentalists was that Christianity is the majority religion and since the "majority rules" (their argument, not mine), they should get to inject their religion into the public schools and govt and everyone else should just shut up and deal with it. I think the fundamentalists are afraid of not being in the majority.
Just an idea. Feel free to disagree. |