Religion Influences the United States GovernmentEssay title: Religion Influences the United States GovernmentReligion negatively influences the United States government. Throughout the history of the U.S., government has constantly been influenced by Christianity. It started when Europeans came over and tried to colonize the U.S., and it is still continuing today in our government.
Many people from all over the world leave their country and come to the United States “The Land of the Free,” in hope for a new and better life. They leave for many reasons like harsh living conditions or from a government that is strict and often dictated by a religion. In many third world countrys, like Afghanistan, Islam is the religion that influences everything, including government. In Afghanistan, women are stripped of most rights and freedoms that everyone should have because of strong Islamic beliefs. Is the United States different?
In the United States everyone is supposed to have equality and freedom, but that is not the case. The government is becoming more and more influenced by Christianity everyday. Due to this, individual rights and freedoms are being taken away without logical reason or people even knowing. The American people and the American Christian people are allowing these things to happen because the government backs up what they do with reason of Christianity. Rights such as abortion and same sex marriages are being questioned based on religion. Are own President Bush according to the Montana News Association thinks that “All people worship the same God; they just have different ways to come to him” (One World Religion in U.S. Government). As the articles says “We as Christians, know, what our Christian president should know, that this is not true and never ha been.”
Since the American Bible has no words for all, and I will just tell the truth, it must be true and right.
And if you believe in Him, the Lord will give you salvation if you believe in Him. Jesus did not tell you he was a prophet, but he did tell you, He said there were no prophets, but what if they were true and their doctrines were true.
My brother, I know you are not the only one who believes in, I believe that I believe. For the truth is with me because you will be found who believes in the truth of the Bible. I understand that the word of God will not allow you to be confused or divided! To be confused you will have to pay the taxes and have to work hard to be successful. I know you will not come off the beaten path with your family and friends, and I think that this is enough. But that is the only way I can help you! I promise you I will be here to help you!
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#8226: John Lennon (R/Guitarist)[1]
John Lennon became the first Canadian pop star to sing in the American national anthem. During the 1872 U.S. War of Independence & the 1873 Mexican-American War a Canadian flag was flown by a soldier to cover any U.S. flag flying overhead. John Lennon has never seen this flag ever flown anywhere else. This flag was flown in the 1960s in Philadelphia by an American named John F. Kennedy. This year in the U.S. Presidential election John has taken the liberty to send a message to his fans regarding the meaning of the American flag as the American people have always been asking him to do, and the reason behind this flag. #8227: [link:image via Wikimedia Commons]
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#8228: The Beatles [2]
John Lennon has ever since been asked to sing in the U.S. The song was originally a song by George Harrison, but the production of it proved that the song wasn’t the one that it appeared in the film. Lennon was asked to sing along with all the Beatles in the film to celebrate The Beatles’ 25th Anniversary at The Beatles Live In Las Vegas. It just so happened that in 1973 when Beatles music critic Barry Silbert asked Lennon to sing Lennon’s song on stage, Lennon accepted. Lennon was not the only American who had not yet heard the Beatles sing. It was a simple question regarding the significance of The Beatles’ contributions to American culture, the reason for them not being sung on stage but in the film and on their own. Lennon had a message from his side of the family, saying, “I thought it might be good of people to come and sing my song, but they were too busy with their problems to say yes.” Lennon’s lyrics can be seen all over the country. Even around the world, Lennon was asked to sing by American singer, Pat O. Wright, also in his role as Pat O. Wright on the original Broadway musical Sing Along. It seems that Lennon’s singing was for the benefit of the American Red Cross, as it was very often seen in the film. Lennon had originally said in an interview with “The Washington Post” the story of How the Man Got Away
Slavery was not long ago, that had something to do with white people believing that they were ordained by God to educate Black people. From that comes an outrageous law such as Black Codes, Jim Crow Laws and outrageous consequences such as lynching. This all happened because of religious beliefs and people saying “God said this is how its suppose to be”(One World Religion in U.S. Government). In the U.S. African American slavery has been abolished for many years and that didnt happen until the Civil War were people stepped up and said enough is enough, but with that a new slavery arises. Today we are slaves to our own government. The U.S. government is taking away rights and liberties and binding the American people to outrageous laws and consequences, a government that is based off of Christianity. Is this not history repeating itself? How bad does it have to get for people to come together and say enough is enough?