The Constitution
Reader comment on: McCain Fails To Mollify Critics of ‘Christian Nation' Comments
in response to reader comment: Former "Straight Shooter" Shoots Himself in the Foot

Submitted by Jami L, Feb 24, 2008 13:57

The most amazing advance of the American Constitution is the Establishment clause of the 1st Amendment, which is exactly opposite to John McCain's statement that the Constitution established America as a Christian. Our Constitution specifies that we are a secular nation. Some claim that the values enunciated in our Constitution derive from "Judeo-Christian" values. The truth is that we select certain things from the Bible that are concordant with our values and reject others that conflict with them. Moreover, democracy was not invented either by Jews or Christians, but by pagan Greeks. It is not the offensiveness of McCain's statement to all who are not Christian that is particularly bothersome, but rather the falsification of one of the most important principles of our Constitution.

Note: Comments are screened, and in some cases edited, before posting. We reserve the right to reject anything we find objectionable.

Submit a comment on this article

Other reader comments on this article

Title	By	Date
Why only take comments from Liberal democratic Jews and call them our Leaders? [264 words]	Dorothy Wachsstock	Oct 4, 2007 09:42
Christian Nation Comments by Sen J Mcain [161 words]	Mike P	Oct 3, 2007 23:42
Truth [52 words]	Sue	Oct 3, 2007 16:00
Defending John McCain? [122 words]	Bernard	Oct 3, 2007 14:55
Former "Straight Shooter" Shoots Himself in the Foot [73 words]	Jim Nelson	Oct 3, 2007 08:29
↔ ⇒ The Constitution [124 words]	Jami L	Feb 24, 2008 13:57

Comment on McCain Fails To Mollify Critics of ‘Christian Nation' Comments

Name:	Email Address: Email me if someone replies to my comment
Title of Comments:
Comments: Mark my comment as a response to The Constitution by reader Jami L
Note: Comments are screened, and in some cases edited, before posting. We reserve the right to reject anything we find objectionable. Click here to see the top 25 recent comments.