Greetings

I think you have to define Christian … According to the Anglicans, many of the early “Americans” were heretics, and of all the colonies, only Maryland was “friendly” to Catholics. And of the Founding Fathers, some were certainly not thinking of a Christian society, nor a true democracy (political parties being thought a necessary evil, mob rule, etc)

Cheers

I don’t see the relevance of any of that. “Implicitly Christian” suggests something doctrinally not well-defined, and the intentions of particular Founding Fathers don’t determine what America was and became.

If “christianity” has been the basis for the ways in which this nation has treated not only other countries but many of its own citizens, I think this country might actually be better off if chritianity was of lesser importance.

I must agree with Mr. Gil and Mr. Kalb. What is meant by “Christian”? Does the term imply a Protestant, Evangelical form of Christian belief? If so, my answer is NO. There is no foundation to build a unified identity. The plethora of competing “churches” clearly demonstrates that impossiblity.

Many countries have been Orthodox Christian for centuries. Greece, Russia, Ukrane, Serbia, Scotland, Ireland and Whales are just a few examples. Scotland, Ireland and Whales lost their Orthodoxy to Carolingian Popes and fell under the thrall of Roman schismatics and heretics.