"...this is a Christian nation." Supreme Court Justice Brewer - 1892

[chaska]

"These and many other matters which might be noticed, add a volume of unofficial declarations to the mass of organic utterances that this is a Christian nation."

I just saw the thread title on a bumper sticker, only without the ellipsis ... of course. Anybody know anything about this case?

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=christian+nation+supreme+court+1892&btnG=Google+Search
The fifth link down seems to have the honest info.

[WI_DEM]

1. Gee, did that person have a quote from CJ Fuller regarding the 1896 Plessy decision?

[chaska]

2. Ooh, do tell.

[DefenseLawyer]

3. Throw in Justice Taney's enlightened views on race, just for good measure

African Americans were "beings of an inferior order, and altogether unfit to associate with the white race, either in social or political relations, and so far inferior that they had no rights which the white man was bound to respect." Scott v. Sanford 1856.

[Bandit]

4. See Treaty of Tripoli .. as Treaties are "Supreme Law of the Land"

:shrug:

[chaska]

6. ...the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion..."

Attributed to George Washington.


From the Treaty of Tripoli:

Art. 11. As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion; as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion, or tranquillity, of Mussulmen; and, as the said States never entered into any war, or act of hostility against any Mahometan nation, it is declared by the parties, that no pretext arising from religious opinions, shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries.

[ET Awful]

5. Hehehehe, see this link from that Google search . .

http://www.greatlakesrestorationbranches.org/newpage44.htm

According to this guy, Christopher Columbus was the founder of the United States of America, and his religious beliefs formed the foundation . . . :spray: :rofl: :spray:

[deutsey]

7. "As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian

religion..." - Opening statement of Article XI of The Treaty of Tripoli, approved by President John Adams and ratified unanimously by the Senate.

[kirby]

8. Even if...

Even if this was a nation founded by Christians, the founding of the Nation specifically adopted the Separation of Church and State. They distrusted the mixture of the governing class using religion as a tool. Full circle today, we know have a tool who uses religion.

[LiberalFighter]

9. Did Christopher Columbus found the United States?

Did any of the Puritans or Pilgrims found the United States?


Last I knew... the United States of America was founded in 1776.