Christian Influence on American Government and Policy Making
Lit Review
The Separation of Church and State is currently a hot button topic in the United States. According to Wald, it is predicted that there will never be a clear line between church and state (pg. 78). Since the founding of the United States, religious symbols and references have made their way onto multiple symbols of the country. Many argue that the country was founded upon Christian values and should be a Christian Nation, and others argue that this country was founded on Religious Freedom and should honor the separation of church and state. In recent events, this country has become a freer and more equal place, and in turn has sparked numerous debates about the role …show more content…
70). The Pledge of Allegiance reads: “One nation, under God” (Wald, pg. 70). The currency contains “In God We Trust”. (Wald, pg. 70). Many of the state flags contain religious references and symbols as well. (Wald, 2014, pg. 70). When swearing into court, you still swear on the Bible, therefore making an oath to God to tell the truth (Wald, pg. 70). All of these explicit references point to a national belief in God, since an atheist and Christian alike swear into court over the same Bible. Should the United States not allow people to swear into court under whichever religious belief they currently …show more content…
According to Savulescu, abortion is sinful, wrong, and against God’s plan. He also argues that there is no good reason for “killing” an embryo (pg. 1). This is a very popular Christian belief: that murder is wrong. One can conclude by Salvulescu’s common perspective that Christians are against other freedoms such as contraceptives and stem cell research because it can either prevent an embryo from forming or must commonly require cells from aborted fetuses. Although Christians are dead set against murder and restrict freedoms like abortion, they are often in support of capital punishment (Kinsolving, pg. 133). The bible explains that punishment for murder is
Lit Review
The Separation of Church and State is currently a hot button topic in the United States. According to Wald, it is predicted that there will never be a clear line between church and state (pg. 78). Since the founding of the United States, religious symbols and references have made their way onto multiple symbols of the country. Many argue that the country was founded upon Christian values and should be a Christian Nation, and others argue that this country was founded on Religious Freedom and should honor the separation of church and state. In recent events, this country has become a freer and more equal place, and in turn has sparked numerous debates about the role …show more content…
70). The Pledge of Allegiance reads: “One nation, under God” (Wald, pg. 70). The currency contains “In God We Trust”. (Wald, pg. 70). Many of the state flags contain religious references and symbols as well. (Wald, 2014, pg. 70). When swearing into court, you still swear on the Bible, therefore making an oath to God to tell the truth (Wald, pg. 70). All of these explicit references point to a national belief in God, since an atheist and Christian alike swear into court over the same Bible. Should the United States not allow people to swear into court under whichever religious belief they currently …show more content…
According to Savulescu, abortion is sinful, wrong, and against God’s plan. He also argues that there is no good reason for “killing” an embryo (pg. 1). This is a very popular Christian belief: that murder is wrong. One can conclude by Salvulescu’s common perspective that Christians are against other freedoms such as contraceptives and stem cell research because it can either prevent an embryo from forming or must commonly require cells from aborted fetuses. Although Christians are dead set against murder and restrict freedoms like abortion, they are often in support of capital punishment (Kinsolving, pg. 133). The bible explains that punishment for murder is