There should be a Christian nation

I accept this debate, and will be arguing against the proposal that 'there should be a christian state'. I wish my opponent good luck, and look forward to an interesting and enjoyable debate. I would firstly like to point out several flaws in my opponents opening remarks. 1) Osama bin Laden did not declare war on the any faiths. (he only stated that Americans are Jewish and Christians mainly), he declared war on the USA, and later in 1998 the west. Therefore 'signing under a non christian' is irrelevant as America was not going to war for religious reasons, so there is no reason why Christians have more of a reason to fight. Also would love to hear your definitions and benefits of christian warier's? ;) Cause that makes you sound much like the crusaders who created allot of these issues in the first place. http://en.wikisource.org...'s_Declaration_of_War http://middleeast.about.com... 2) The population of Israel is not is not all religious. Actually 37% of the population do not believe that there are any gods; and only 28% of the population believe that Israel is there's by right and because of their religion. So believing that any state only consists of 'brothers and sisters of faith' is just ludicrous and ill informed. http://www.jcpa.org... 3) If these people are true Christians they have no desire to create a 'militarily system'. I would like to remind you that in the Christian god's own words 'you shall not murder' (commandment 6); so therefore why would the 'christian nation' want a system based on violence? This shows a complete ignorance of the true beliefs behind the Christian faith. http://www.the-ten-commandments.org... Now if we try to move on from those obvious flaws, I will now list the many issues with the proposal which my opposition has tried to put forward. 1) The Christianity is an international faith supported by millions who believe in it. It is a personal mental choice which many decide upon. But it does not need such obvious physical presence as a whole state as, as it relies more on subtle symbolism to manifest belief in people. It is woven neatly in the life of citizens who live in areas inhabited by atheists, Jews, Muslims along with many many other beliefs. And this creates a happy peaceful balance between the people of this earth. Therefore Christianity as a faith does not desire or require to become a physical state body. 2) Forgetting that Christianity opposes war (which is a major gaping hole in your resolution), what is Christianity fighting. As i have already pointed out Christianity is not at war with any force; because it is not physical body itself; so who do you believe it needs to defend itself from? The only answer is maybe Atheism or other belief systems similar to it. And if there is a battle between these powers, it is fought on an intellectual level like similar to this. If anything creating a 'nation of Christians' only gives more grounds for Atheists to argue; as it shows that your beliefs are outdated as they require a physical force to defend them instead of being provable thorough a system of logic. 3) If you believe that there should be a Christian nation, surely there should also be states for all other religions. A Islamic state for only Muslims, A atheist state for those who don't believe in a god at all.. ect ect. And where does the buck stop? Does X who believes in fairy's have his own state, or how about Y who is in a asylum and believes that plastics spoon created the world which is actually shaped like an egg cup deserve his own state? And if not, how do you qualify when a religion deserves or does not deserve a state of it's own? 4) 'More wars have been waged, more people killed, and more evil perpetrated in the name of religion than by any other institutional force in human history. The sad truth continues in our present day.' Charles Kimball All we have to do is look at the number of wars created over religion to see that giving religion more power is something that will only bring more suffering to the people of this world. This is something that Christianity always aims to prevent so attempting to create a christian body is ludicrous. http://en.wikipedia.org... http://members.optusnet.com.au... To conclude, creating a Christian state is just a bad idea. Full stop. Christianity by principle doesn't want or need a state of it's own; it makes an aging religion look even more outdated; it creates inequality between other religions (big or small); and it will most likely increase wars.