Sarah Palin reiterates the notion of a Christian nation
Written by Tom Beasley in News at May 10, 2010
In a recent appearance on the O’Reilly Factor, Sarah Palin states that “Judeo-Christian belief is the foundation of our laws.” The full discussion can be found here. There has been significant backlash on a variety of blogs and online communities to her comments. Some examples of the backlash comes from bloggers like PZ Myers, and CJ Werleman. The topic Palin discusses on the Factor is also something An American Atheist covered in an earlier article as well as on the show found here along with earlier entries. Many of the blogs and online communities take issue with whether or not Palin’s comments about the U.S. being a Christian nation are true. Few note, however, that even if this nation were founded on Christian values, it is still a poor argument she is making. The founders did not have a perfect system of government, they added into it a process to amend it and revise it. Abolishing slavery, instating universal suffrage, and the throng of changes we have made over the ages are examples of the revision process at work. Our laws should reflect what we deem to be good and just, or based on our current needs. Praise to the founding fathers for all they gave us, especially separation of church and state, but appeals solely to what the founding fathers intended on either side of the argument are in the end poor arguments.
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