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The irony of the far-right claiming this country was founded on "Christian" principles...

This country was not founded on "Christian" principles. When people say this, they're talking about Anglo-Americans that took this country by storm, the Founding Fathers, and the like. However, this country was "founded" when Anglos took the land from the Natives, which is in direct conflict with one of the Ten Commandments, "Thou shalt not steal."

Constitutional Christian conservatives: "This country was founded on Christian principles!"

Historian: "How was this country 'founded' again?"

CCC: "Well, the Natives were here and we kind of took it away from them, I guess, but whatever, you know?"

Historian: "Isn't one of the Ten Commandments, 'Thou shalt not steal'?"

CCC: "Well, yeah... So what?"

Historian: "So, this country was founded on Christian principles, yet it was founded by you stealing the land from others, which contradicts one of the ten most cherished Christian principles in the Bible. How does that work exactly?"

CCC: "This is a Christian nation, dammit!"

Historian: "A Christian nation in talk only?"

CCC: "Yeah! I mean..."

Historian: "Uh huh..."

Alanis, sing it away, but with regard to the original definition of the term "ironic."

P.S. If you'd like to see more proof that this country was never deemed a "Christian nation," check out the following links (and yes, they all focus their attention on the actual Constitution):

https://www.au.org/resources/publications/is-america-a-christian-nation

http://www.faithstreet.com/onfaith/2013/08/07/dispelling-the-myth-of-a-christian-nation/11095

http://www.alternet.org/comments/story/155985/5_reasons_america_is_not_--_and_has_never_been_--_a_christian_nation#disqus_thread

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