Obama says US is not a Christian nation

I tend to agree with him on this one. To be fair to everyone here...it should not be called a "christion nation". It could be said that most here are christians but to call it a "Christian Nation" is unfair to all those who are not. We are a nation or should be that accepts all religions and people. I was raised Catholic. There was a time that Catholics were dominant. There are protestants, mormans etc. I mean when you think about it it is like saying ," We are a Christian Nation and we tolerate all you others." It isn't right. I currently follow no religion but accept all. I have my own spiritual beliefs. As for removing "in God We Trust"...well that's been talked about long before Obama came along so it isn't a new topic. They've removed God out of the schools. It is what is in our hearts that matters the most anyway. I don't find his actions towards Muslims questionable. He is trying to get everyone to work together peacefully. That'd be wonderful but there are too many predjudices....i dont see it happening.

I don't know if his words mean what you think. I think what he says is, that in the USA everyone is equal - no matter what religion you follow. Also, that every citizen can believe whatever religion he/she wants, and that laws would not be dictated by any religion. I think this is great - in my country, many laws are dictated by religion people. The religion is not separated from the state, and thus enters politics, law and almost every aspect of our lives. So you see - it might be that he meant to emphasis this healthy separation we don't really have here.

Obama does not want us to be a Christian nation. Obama is a MUSLIM. I have been telling people this since BEFORE he got elected. He is going to do everything he can to turn this country into a Socialist or even a Communist nation. We, as a nation, are in some serious trouble now that he is in office, and we will be in trouble AS LONG as he is in office. During the campaign, I was called a racist for speaking out against him. However, where are all those people who were telling me I was wrong at right now? Why are they not shouting and me and arguing with me telling me that I am wrong and that I must be a racist? Why am I not getting pounded here on Mylot and in other places telling me how great Obama is? I will tell you why. All these people are quiet now, because they are starting to realize what a mistake it was to elect Obama to begin with. They are starting to recognize his socialist policies. Many people are removing the Obama stickers from their cars now, because they don't want people to know they voted for him. I know this because people have told me so. They have told me they took the stickers off their cars for this very reason. I don't know what the American voters were thinking when they elected Obama. I think the real problem was that voters did NOT think. They were so worried about ending up with another president like Bush that they were blinded to the facts about Obama. Don't blame me, because I voted AGAINST Obama... To those who voted for Obama...we told you so...

But the US isn't a Christian nation. Not one devoted to christianity like India is devoted to Hinduism. 80% are Christian but like what 15% actually follow it.

Nutty- I've posted this link before on several threads of this nature, http://freethought.mbdojo.com/foundingfathers.html That is straight from the horses mouth, so to speak. It is what our founding fathers thought of Christianity and religion in general. I feel it speaks for itself. http://www.gc.cuny.edu/faculty/research_studies.htm#aris_1 That is the record of the Aris survey done in 2001. The problem with surveys is that they are flawed. Even if done randomly, they do not account for EVERY person in America, thus they cannot accurately account for what every single person believes. And a great many faiths that fall under the umbrella of Paganism aren't even stated. It's lumped into "other" so we never have an accurate account period. Namaste-Anora

We are really in some trouble with Obama as president. He wants to make this country communist and his way. There are so many Christians and Catholics in the united states and he says this isn't a christian country just because he isn't one. He is ridiculous and rude and i can't stand to even watch and listen to him when he makes an announcement. He is going to make the united states the way he wants it and not what us Americans want. There are so many other people in the united states and not just Obama who have different religious perspectives other than Muslims.

i think he is just trying to prove something out of the statement.. that is about having mix cultures and yes, majority wins.. but maybe he is speaking for himself? hehe kidding aside, just let the man do his stuff, he might have a better plan to back this words out from him to make people and countries that is not of christian nature come to the us and invest... that is what the america need now.. investors.

The percentage of the population that claims to be Christian isn't what determines whether we're a "Christian nation" or not. We have no official religion, we have religious freedom and separation of church and state. Our laws aren't based on one religious faith over another. Annie

There you go, a US President that runs down the very ppl that put him in the White House to begin with. I see several ppl saying we need to get him out or at least not re-elect him...I hate to tell ppl this but if he's put us this far in debt and has messed things up this bad in 3 months, we won't have to worry about re-electing him b/c there won't be anything left of our country in 4 years. There is only 2 ways to stop him: either disqualify him from being President or someone assasinates him (and no I'm not hoping anyone will). Other than that we are stuck with him and if ppl think it's bad now, they haven't seen anything yet. Alot of those ppl that were chanting his name during the campaign are kicking themselves in the backside now. [b]~~AT PEACE WITHIN~~ **STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS**[/b]

well, if 80% of the people call themselves Christian then it's not a Christian nation, is it. it's a mixed religion country. I expect, if it's anything like the UK, a lot of the people that call themselves Christian do so because that's the religion they were raised in, rather than because of actually believing in it. like my stepdad, who put Catholic on the census, but doesn't believe in any higher power at all. but because he was raised in that, he thinks that's what he is. which is bizarre to me, but lots of people are like that. what is so bad about a countrys leader aknowledging that he is not just running a country of people with one religion, but with many.

Depend on your definition of "Christian Nation", if it is based on the religion majority of Americans followed, then USA can be regarded as one. If it is more than just that, like the constitution is drafted based solely on bible, or no separation of church and state, etc.. then USA is not one. I believe USA is a secular and free nation that embrace all religions instead of just Christianity.

Ever since I don't like Obama as U.S president, there's some instinct deep inside telling me he is not that good as some would think. How can he say that, US is not a Christian nation?goodness! A Christian nation means most citizens are into Christianity since Americans are mostly Christians why on earth he said it is not a Christian nation?Well, I read something in the past that when he was growing up he has no religion or something, he only got a religion affiliation when he met Michelle, who came from a religious family. Obama's comment is very alarming. I don't know what will comes next. Maybe he will say that all nations in the world are not Christians and that's horrible!

Is it just me or the U.S President is somewhat pushy in some issues. I mean, I haven't heard economical status or news that would your country. Now this is weird. Why people elected him? He is almost going to cross the line in there. So, is the History of First Black President will turn out to be the Worst Black President?

i find him very liberal , America is a country of its people, it does not matter majority or minority Christians.

this is really scary but these are the last days, so the worst is yet to come gods words have to be fulfilled isnt it

I think that if your main argument is the motto "In God We Trust" then it does not really define the US as a Christian nation. It says "In GOD We Trust" and not "In CHRIST We Trust", I believe there is a difference for the non-Christian denominations. Muslims believe in God too, they call him Allah and they also do trust God. I think that by saying that the US is not a Christian country, Obama merely states the fact that Christianity is not the "official religion". I know for a fact that it has been several years since saying prayers in school gatherings/classes have been banned/made illegal (and so is having crucifix placed in classrooms). :) I think that he was just saying the truth. In contrast to that, the Philippines IS a Christian country and that Christianity is encouraged in our country because public schools say Christian prayers in classes. We have crucifixes in our class rooms and often in our offices. We also have masses held in government related activities :) Thanks for the response on my discussion!

I think you are misinterpreted Obama's saying. As I'm remember, correct me if I'm wrong. Obama, say's America, is not only for Christians or a Muslim. Not says America is not a Christian nation...

This isn't a Christian nation. In fact, the founding fathers (many of whom were deists) were so afraid that people would try to make it a Christian nation that they made a special amendment in the bill of rights to make sure that it wouldn't happen. This is a nation of many different religions, and trying to say that the nations is represented by only one is insulting, and inaccurate. The fact that there are references to the Christian God in the pledge of allegiance and on our currency is highly insulting to those who don't believe in God. While our country is not afraid to openly favor a certain religious persuasion, similar favoritism in race is rightly despised. Non-Christians in this country lack the voice they should have, because all public officials are either Christians, or pretending to be. America is a nation with a lot of Christians in it, not a Christian Nation. We are not the Jesus loving version of Iran.

US is obviously a christian nation and the statement made by OBAMA has no sense at all. even after looking at the survey if he says that us is not a christian nation than no other nation has any religion like India which is a diversified nation of the world with many religions