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[allisnow]

So I've started reading John Gibson's The War on Christmas and there was an interesting issue brought up that I'd like to present here. Plus I haven't had a good freak-out on my journal for a while, and I'm nostalgic:

Please note that Question 1 is for Americans, 2 is for non-Americans, and 3 is for everybody.

[Poll #617663]

For the time being I'm making the results viewable to just me, because I know all too well the lemming effect ;)

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[alliesings.livejournal.com]

I couldn't come up with a good answer either. America was founded by a group that was predominantly Christian, and there are many Biblical values in the way the government was established. I think America has gotten far away from her roots.

IMHO, the debate whether or not Christmas is a religious holiday is becoming an excuse for small groups to throw sleet on everyone else's holiday. I couldn't figure out an answer because I think it really depends on how people choose to celebrate it. For the folks in my church, it's a highly religious time, and we make it a special time of worship. I'm sure that's not keeping kids from sitting on Santa Claus's lap down at the mall.

[allisnow.livejournal.com]

It's certainly a difficult issue, and trust me, I was well aware of that when I made those questions yes or no (the sliding scale for the third question was just because I had never used a scale before in a lj poll ;)).

For instance, the question 'is the US a Christian nation'. Well, if you're going by the government, which is not allowed to establish or prohibit any religion, then we're not. If you're going by the people, and I think the last numbers I saw 84% of the population self-identifies as being Christian, then we are. It's all in how one chooses to address the issue, and that in itself is just as interesting as the actual answer.