The united states of america was founded under christian values.

Pro claims that America being a Christian nation would make non-Christians second-class citizens. That's not true at all. Our country is also founded on the ideas of John Locke. Does that mean that people opposed to John Locke automatically become second-class citizens? Of course not. Thomas Jefferson actually created the phrase "separation of church and state" in a letter he wrote to the Danbury Baptist Church to assure them that the STATE would not interfere in the matters of the church, not the other way around. The "separation" was meant to protect the church from the state, not the state from the church. It has been only during the 20th century that people have begun to twist Jefferson's words around, and even go as far as to claim that they are even in the Constitution itself. Your major fallacy is that you assume that being a Christian nation means that it is in the best interests of the citizens to be or they should be Christian. That was the problem that the founding fathers saw in Great Britain. When they founded the United States, they of course weren't going to govern it with the Bible as the Constitution. The country would be based on Christian principles, but people of other faiths would be tolerated. In England, non-Anglican Christians were persecuted, something that Jesus himself would not approve of. George Washington's letter to the Jews was very similar to Thomas Jefferson's letter to Danbury. One of the main differences is that Washington never mentioned God or Christianity at all in his letter. Again, a country can be based on Christian principles but have religious tolerance. Look at Norway . Most of the Norwegians are in fact atheists, but the country is still based on its traditional Christian values. Historians are also in consensus that John Adams was in fact a very devout Christian . The absurdity Adams was talking about was the absurdity of Major Greene's argument. It is also interesting that you neglected to delve a little deeper into Adams' diary: 2 TUESDAY. MARCH 1756 (About two weeks after the discussion with Major Greene)A snow fall last night, half leg deep. Began this afternoon, my 3rd. quarter. The great and almighty Author of nature, who at first established those rules which regulate the World, can as easily Suspend those Laws whenever his providence sees sufficient reason for such suspension. This can be no objection, then, to the miracles of J [Jesus] C [Christ]. Altho' some very thoughtfull, and contemplative men among the heathen, attained a strong persuasion of the great Principles of Religion, yet the far greater number having little time for speculation, gradually sunk in to the grossest Opinions and the grossest Practices. These therefore could not be made to embrace the true religion, till their attention was roused by some astonishing and miraculous appearances. The reasonings of Phylosophers having nothing surprizing in them, could not overcome the force of Prejudice, Custom, Passion, and Bigotry. But when wise and virtuous men, commisioned from heaven, by miracles awakened mens attention to their Reasonings the force of Truth made its way, with ease to their minds."You said, and I quote, " So there is the first instance of a founding father being openly HOSTILE on religion." I have just shown you, from Adams' own writings, that he believing in the divinity and the miracles of Jesus Christ. Q.E.D.http://en.wikipedia.org...http://en.wikipedia.org...http://en.wikipedia.org...http://www.masshist.org...;