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Christianity In The United States Essay

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Christianity and its Origins in the United States
When the United States was founded it was based off of the foundations of Christianity. Even important historical documents such as The Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution contain evidence of Christian influence in the founding fathers. In the Declaration of Independence there is a portion that says that all men are “endowed by their Creator”. Jefferson’s initial draft of the Declaration of Independence consisted of the words “the laws of nature”. This was a direct reference to the laws of God explained by John Locke in Second Treatise on Civil Government and William Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England. (Probe, 2003)
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There are a number of different religions that come from all different parts of the world. As of 2010 in the United States 78.3% of citizens identify themselves as Christians, 16.4% are Unaffiliated, 1.8% Jewish, 1.2% are Buddhists and less than 1% are of other religions. (Pew-Templeton, 2010). The amount of Christian influence in politics is overwhelming in the United States. The reason being that if a majority of your country share similar beliefs they are likely to elect representatives that mirror the same moral compass as themselves. Unfortunately, because of the Christian influence, there have been a number of candidates that use their “faith” as their platform but their actions do not directly reflect Christian principles. For example, most recently, Senator Roy Moore used his Christian beliefs to protect the Ten Commandments monument from being removed from the Alabama state supreme-court building. Moore was also in the news for accusations of engaging teenage girls and inappropriately touching a 14-year-old girl. (Green, 2017). A lot of Christians reacted negatively towards the allegations, which is ultimately one of the factors for Moore’s loss in the election. This is just one example of how using Christian influence as a platform can sometimes backfire if candidates are not willing to take responsibility for their

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