America was Founded on Christian Morals

My opponent said that we Christians have committed some of the worst crimes. Did he give any examples, No. And just because some Christians have done bad things doesn't mean all of them are evil. If we're using that logic, Then Eric Harris was an atheist. He did the columbine school shooting, One of the worst in america at that time. So we see that if we use this logic, It could be pretty bad for you atheists. Then my opponent said that we see the evidence everywhere, And it doesn't match Christianity. Let's observe just how absurd this comment is. A the Jefferson memorial, It says on the fist panel "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal, That they are endowed by THEIR CREATOR with certain inalienable rights. . . " On the second panel it says "ALMIGHTY GOD hath created the mind free. . . Are a departure from the plan of the HOLY AUTHOR of our religion. " On panel three it says "GOD who gave us life gave us liberty. Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are the gift of GOD? " Above George Washington's grave is says "I am the resurrection and the life, Sayeth the Lord. He that believeth in Me, Though he were dead yet shall he live. And whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die. -John 11, 25-26" A Bible verse above his grave. Hmmm. In the Declaration of Independence, Our FOUNDING DOCUMENT, We find FIVE references to God. And here are some quotes from some men from history you've probably heard of: "While we are zealously performing the duties of good citizens and soldiers, We certainly ought not to be inattentive to the higher duties of religion. To the distinguished character of Patriot, It should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christian. " --George Washington, The Writings of Washington, Pp. 342-343. "Suppose a nation in some distant Region should take the Bible for their only law Book, And every member should regulate his conduct by the precepts there exhibited! Every member would be obliged in conscience, To temperance, Frugality, And industry; to justice, Kindness, And charity towards his fellow men; and to piety, Love, And reverence toward Almighty God. . . What a Eutopia, What a Paradise would this region be. " --John Adams, Diary and Autobiography of John Adams, Vol. III, P. 9. Another from John Adams is: "Now I will avow, That I then believe, And now believe, That those general Principles of Christianity, Are as eternal and immutable, As the Existence and Attributes of God; and that those Principles of Liberty, Are as unalterable as human Nature and our terrestrial, Mundane System. " --Adams wrote this on June 28, 1813, Excerpt from a letter to Thomas Jefferson. "God who gave us life gave us liberty. And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, A conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the Gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath? Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that His justice cannot sleep forever. . . " --Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia, Query XVIII, P. 237. "I am a real Christian " that is to say, A disciple of the doctrines of Jesus Christ. " --Thomas Jefferson, The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, P. 385. "Resistance to tyranny becomes the Christian and social duty of each individual. . . . Continue steadfast and, With a proper sense of your dependence on God, Nobly defend those rights which heaven gave, And no man ought to take from us. " --John Hancock, History of the United States of America, Vol. II, P. 229. "Here is my Creed. I believe in one God, The Creator of the Universe. That He governs it by His Providence. That He ought to be worshipped. "That the most acceptable service we render to him is in doing good to his other children. That the soul of man is immortal, And will be treated with justice in another life respecting its conduct in this. These I take to be the fundamental points in all sound religion, And I regard them as you do in whatever sect I meet with them. "As to Jesus of Nazareth, My opinion of whom you particularly desire, I think the system of morals and his religion, As he left them to us, Is the best the world ever saw, Or is likely to see; --Benjamin Franklin wrote this in a letter to Ezra Stiles, President of Yale University on March 9, 1790. "And as it is our duty to extend our wishes to the happiness of the great family of man, I conceive that we cannot better express ourselves than by humbly supplicating the Supreme Ruler of the world that the rod of tyrants may be broken to pieces, And the oppressed made free again; that wars may cease in all the earth, And that the confusions that are and have been among nations may be overruled by promoting and speedily bringing on that holy and happy period when the kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ may be everywhere established, And all people everywhere willingly bow to the sceptre of Him who is Prince of Peace. " --Samuel Adams, As Governor of Massachusetts, Proclamation of a Day of Fast, March 20, 1797. "The hope of a Christian is inseparable from his faith. Whoever believes in the divine inspiration of the Holy Scriptures must hope that the religion of Jesus shall prevail throughout the earth. Never since the foundation of the world have the prospects of mankind been more encouraging to that hope than they appear to be at the present time. And may the associated distribution of the Bible proceed and prosper till the Lord shall have made 'bare His holy arm in the eyes of all the nations, And all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God' (Isaiah 52:10). " --John Quincy Adams, Life of John Quincy Adams, P. 248. "I do declare to the whole world that we believe the Scriptures to contain a declaration of the mind and will of God in and to those ages in which they were written; being given forth by the Holy Ghost moving in the hearts of holy men of God; that they ought also to be read, Believed, And fulfilled in our day; being used for reproof and instruction, That the man of God may be perfect. They are a declaration and testimony of heavenly things themselves, And, As such, We carry a high respect for them. We accept them as the words of God Himself. " --William Penn, Treatise of the Religion of the Quakers, P. 355. "I have carefully examined the evidences of the Christian religion, And if I was sitting as a juror upon its authenticity I would unhesitatingly give my verdict in its favor. " --Alexander Hamilton, Famous American Statesmen, P. 126. "The Bible. . . Is a book worth more than all the other books that were ever printed. " --Patrick Henry, Sketches of the Life and Character of Patrick Henry, P. 402. Your statement that the evidence contradicts what I have said is ridiculous. Sating that is ignoring fact, And it's downright laughable. Please don't insult my intelligence by saying something so absolutely moronic. My final quote is from Patrick Henry: "It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, Not by religionists, But by Christians; not on religions, But on the gospel of Jesus Christ. For this very reason peoples of other faiths have been afforded asylum, Prosperity, And freedom of worship here. " --The Trumpet Voice of Freedom: Patrick Henry of Virginia, P. Iii. Long live what America was truly founded upon. back to you.