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Originally Posted by Sun Tzu
I debate with many of my friends about this country being founded on Christian-Judea values. I disagree.
The puritans came here to practice their spiritual beliefs, but the country was founded later because of problems with England. Where does it refer to Christ in the Declaration of Independence? The Constitution?
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Exactly, the Puritans didn't "found" the country, it was "founded" by Jefferson, Adams, Hancock, Franklin and others who went to great pains to justify the government on the strength of the people's inherent rights, not on those rights given by Jesus, Moses or whoever.
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