Right. I think most of us agree the USA is a relatively successful society.
What I'm saying in response to that is that we can't know if it's Christianity that can ultimately be credited with that success. What differentiates the USA from, e.g. the UK, is its incredibly powerful individual protections in constitutional law. Those are deviations from Christianity.
I wasn't trying to put words in your mouth, I was trying to get in front of counterarguments or competing thoughts.
Yeah. Is the first amendment written in the Bible?
I'm not saying the American constitution is incongruent with Christianity, I'm saying it's manmade. And that manmade legal foundation is the core reason the USA is the powerhouse it's become.
Right. I think most of us agree the USA is a relatively successful society.
What I'm saying in response to that is that we can't know if it's Christianity that can ultimately be credited with that success. What differentiates the USA from, e.g. the UK, is its incredibly powerful individual protections in constitutional law. Those are deviations from Christianity.
I wasn't trying to put words in your mouth, I was trying to get in front of counterarguments or competing thoughts.
Are you capable of explaining how constitutional rights are a deviation from Christianity?
Yeah. Is the first amendment written in the Bible?
I'm not saying the American constitution is incongruent with Christianity, I'm saying it's manmade. And that manmade legal foundation is the core reason the USA is the powerhouse it's become.
"Those are deviations from Christianity."
"I'm not saying the American constitution is incongruent with Christianity,"
Well which is it? If you're thinking out loud, I understand, but your two statements are contradicting each other