Sort of. Our western conception of the rule of law, and logos over pathos as the way to peace and prosperity was certainly influenced by Judeo-Christian thinking, but greek, roman, and celtic (british and french) thought played an arguably larger role in shaping our culture and the bulwarks our founders built to defend the republic.
Christianity became the dominant religion in a lot of places, but only in America, with the full complement of those influences, and populated by a people who had the drive and tenacity to leave their old lives and strike out into the unknown, did freedom blossom in its fullness.
Don't misunderstand me... Christianity and its ideas have absolutely been important to our development, and I fully support your right to freedom of conscience. I was raised very religious, and most of my family still is. I respect the dedication to what you and they believe, and would certainly rather have you as a neighbor over the "stereotypical" atheist blue haired loud mouthed antifag.
But we're not all like that. If you consider yourself a good Christian, you'd probably find that your moral compass would line up with mine roughly 99.9% of the time...
Many of the founders were not as Christian as we remember them. That being said, the colonies were filled by protestants escaping religious persecution in Europe. It’s not a stretch to claim that the Protestant concept of Liberty founded this country. Even the French, English, Scottish and Belgian philosophers that influenced the constitution were severely impacted by the Reformation. The two can’t be separated.
Dutch Protestant Capitalism is then foundation of our economy. Look at who founded New Amsterdam
Sort of. Our western conception of the rule of law, and logos over pathos as the way to peace and prosperity was certainly influenced by Judeo-Christian thinking, but greek, roman, and celtic (british and french) thought played an arguably larger role in shaping our culture and the bulwarks our founders built to defend the republic.
Christianity became the dominant religion in a lot of places, but only in America, with the full complement of those influences, and populated by a people who had the drive and tenacity to leave their old lives and strike out into the unknown, did freedom blossom in its fullness.
Don't misunderstand me... Christianity and its ideas have absolutely been important to our development, and I fully support your right to freedom of conscience. I was raised very religious, and most of my family still is. I respect the dedication to what you and they believe, and would certainly rather have you as a neighbor over the "stereotypical" atheist blue haired loud mouthed antifag.
But we're not all like that. If you consider yourself a good Christian, you'd probably find that your moral compass would line up with mine roughly 99.9% of the time...
Many of the founders were not as Christian as we remember them. That being said, the colonies were filled by protestants escaping religious persecution in Europe. It’s not a stretch to claim that the Protestant concept of Liberty founded this country. Even the French, English, Scottish and Belgian philosophers that influenced the constitution were severely impacted by the Reformation. The two can’t be separated.
Dutch Protestant Capitalism is then foundation of our economy. Look at who founded New Amsterdam