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The Republican Party of Texas affirms that the United States of America is a Christian nation, and the public acknowledgment of God is undeniable in our history," said the platform, approved during a meeting earlier this month in Austin.
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Reccon - I don't think there's any point in arguing over whether most Americans from some survey say they are Christian or not. My guess is that most people probably will default to that stance, even if they haven't seen the inside of a Church in twenty years. "Who? Jesus? Yeah, I'm down with Jesus...pass me a beer and get of the way, I can't see the T.V." As I said before, if that's the stance the Texas GOP wants to take, then far be it from me to tell they can't. I would, however, say that a statement such as " The Republican Party of Texas recognizes that the United States of America is a nation founded from traditional Judeo-Christian values, and that these views have strongly shaped our society", for example, would be quite different from "
affirm that we are a
Christian nation, and the
public acknowledgement of God is undeniable in our history." The altered version states a fact and tip of the hat to the Christian value system, which most people might at least claim to share. The second sounds like we are a
Christian nation, united under Christ and his loving example. While the "public acknowledgment" part, if it's not a recognition of the historical appearance of Jehovah's Witness, Southern Baptist's yelling on the corner, and the Mormons, I would have to say (especially after the first bit) sounds like someone wanting recognition of
God from a public (government) position. Which is illegal.