The Right's Fight to Make America a Christian Nation | CBS Reports 

“we feel oppressed when we can’t oppress others.” - american christian

Yeah, I'm not seeing the difference between Christian Nationalism and Sharia Law.

I was raised a Baptist, and as soon as I was able to make my own decisions, I ran away as fast as I could. They were horrible hate filled people

Ah Christians, those who don't know the difference between praying and preying....

These people who want God in class would flip out if Muslims also had the chance to pray publicly in school. They would say Sharia Law is coming to the US.

I can't stand a person trying to push their beliefs on someone else. Where is the freedom in that.

"All animals are equal - but some animals are more equal than others" - Animal Farm When I hear someone proclaiming that freedom of religion and American freedom are essential to their idea of a nation - but proceed to point out that Christian religion must take precedence before all other religions because of tradition, then I always wonder how a satire of Soviet Russia still rings true in modern America.

When you mix religion and politics.... it never never ends well for ordinary people!!!

Native Americans were not Christians. They are the founder of this land.

If your pastor asks "Who won the election?" Leave that church NOW!

If you want to know what happens when the church isn't separated from the government, just look up what happened in the Spanish Inquisition.

Excuse me American was not founded. It was stolen from the native Indians. This is actually the best comedy of all time!!

Patriot preacher: “I would never say that I am a Christian nationalist.” Proceeds to describe his Christian nationalist ideology.

The US was founded on the SEPARATION of church and state, NOT on Christianity!!!

I was raised pagan in the rural Midwest; my family moved when I was seven from the rural East Coast. People would get fired for not being Christian in many types of jobs because it takes money to hire lawyers, so while my parents were in academic jobs that were less vulnerable, we always had to be very careful when we talked about what we did and with whom. When I moved to the East Coast for college, nobody believed anything I said, and it was really weird to be around liberal Christians who seemed unaware and uncaring about the way their religion was being used as a weapon against religious minorities in other parts of the country. Now that the news is reporting on the exact things I told other people about in the mid-2000s, suddenly they believe me.

The founding fathers knew exactly what they were doing when they purposefully separated church and state. You know, to get away from the grasp of the Church of England.

"The government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion." --John Adams

The coach doesn't understand that he represents the school who hired him, and that he's not running a self-owned private team. Classic Christian persecution complex.

What's going on in America is terrifying....and this just sums it up. Ignorance and lack of critical thinking, especially around true spirituality...

"Have to choose between my job and religion. Nobody should have to make that decision." Except of course, everyone who doesn't believe the same way you do.

Never trust a Politician that tells you how to pray and a Pastor that tells you how to vote. PS or a tv station that gives it a platform!

Democrats aren’t trying to take away religion. We want fair laws that don’t affiliate to one belief system.

To the football coach: "But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen."

Hopefully this never happens there is a separation of church and state

I swear, nothing is more annoying than being surrounded by religion and blind faith.

The patriot church guy saying his church wouldn’t have “worked” without trump basically admitted he’s in it for the money

“One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It’s simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we’ve been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.” ― Carl Sagan

I was once deeply religious. Not anymore! I find religion like, in any form, to be highly restrictive to progress at a certain point in time.

"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." Attributed to Sinclair Lewis in some sources. A great quote regardless of who said it.

"I shouldn't be persecuted because of my religion" Also: Voted for the guy who wanted to ban Muslims from his country

I'm an atheist, but i always had the impression Jesus (if he really existed) was more of a left winger.

Not only does the constitution forbid any laws concerning religion, it also prohibits religion from being part of state.

“We want unlimited religious freedom, but only for ourselves”. These folks don’t want ‘religious liberty’, they want to establish a theocracy. Btw, watching Donald Trump riff on ‘Christian values’ is both laughable and obscene.

" For of all slaveholders with whom I have ever met, religious slaveholders are the worst. I have found them the meanest and basest , the most cruel .."- Frederick Douglass

NO. America was not founded as a "Christian" nation. The U.S.was established as a Secular, Independent, Non-monarchical nation -a Republic with an elected President and Legislature at the Federal level and elected Governours and Legislatures at the State level. What made the U.S. unique was the ABSENCE OF A STATE RELIGION, a separation of civic life from the highly personal sphere of religious life. The colonies included Jews, Catholics, "Quakers", Unitarians. and assorted non-theists whose differing beliefs needed to be respected in order to avoid the "religious wars" that had divided Europe for centuries before the "colonies" founded by Dutch, English, French, German and other Europeans united to form the U.S.A. The founders included Intellectual Deists and Non-Theists as well as those who identified as Christians. The First Amendment forbids the establishment of a State Religion. That decision was not taken lightly. Wars fought in the name of religion had taken millions of lives in Britain, Europe, and the Middle East causing hundreds of years of RELIGIOUS TYRANNY. America was to be a country based on Constitutional Law - not on religious dogma. No matter how numerous the adherents of any religion might be, the U.S. is a country of laws that are based on the Constitution. Elected Officials derive their authority from and swear to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States of America". Civic life is public; religious life is private. That is the American Way.

We can not forget slavery but we also can not forget the struggles of the Native Americans and possibly others when it comes to the creation of America.

"we feel we are under attack because we aren't been treated as special"

This title should be renamed: "The Right's Fight to Force America into being a Christian Nation."

As Christopher Hitchens always used to say, these charlatans claim to have special knowledge that the rest of us don’t have. Play with your toys if you want but don’t make me play with your toys or tell me what I can and can’t do.

As an outsider who's visited rural America, undoubtedly America is about football, church, and guns. Now, does that align with the text of the constitution? Hmm, maybe not.

"my beliefs are more important than everyone else's beliefs so feel bad for me" would have been a far more appropriate title.

For those in the back: Not being allowed to bully and persecute is NOT persecution.

So, women in these conservative religious groups are probably watching the show "Handmaid's Tale" and say: "Well, that's exactly what I want!" The US is seemingly on its way to a society that is depicted in that TV show. Horrid!

America was not founded on Christianity…there were already people here and they had their own religious beliefs

I was born and raised in Alabama. Hardcore evangelicalism turned made me leave Christianity when I was 14. These people don't understand that they're just contributing to a faster decline of Christianity. The hate and hypocrisy that spews out of their faces is why the overwhelming majority of GOP conservatives are old and dying.

Trump & Christianity do not belong in the same conversation (or sentence).

I have a whole series of videos I've done in the playlist called fighting Christian nationalism. Christian principles are the direct opposite of the principles which founded the Republic. Whenever you ask these guys to name these principles in specific, all you get is crickets

Granted, no one has the 'right' to tell anyone else to whom, to what, and how they can pray or not. Minding our own personal business builds ones faith 🙏

If we love this country, the sane people have to get a heck of a lot louder.

President George Washington - "The government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion." (Treaty Of Tripoli, 1796) President John Adams - "Where do we find a precept in the Bible for Creeds, Confessions, Doctrines and Oaths, and whole carloads of other trumpery that we find religion encumbered with in these days?" President Thomas Jefferson - "History I believe furnishes no example of a priest-ridden people maintaining a free civil government. This marks the lowest grade of ignorance, of which their political as well as religious leaders will always avail themselves for their own purpose." President Thomas Jefferson - "The Christian god can easily be pictured as virtually the same god as the many ancient gods of past civilizations. The Christian god is a three headed monster; cruel, vengeful and capricious. If one wishes to know more of this raging, three headed beast-like god, one only needs to look at the caliber of people who say they serve him. They are always of two classes: fools and hypocrites." President Thomas Jefferson - "Religions are all alike - founded upon fables and mythologies." President Thomas Jefferson - "I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature. "President Thomas Jefferson - "Christianity is the most perverted system that ever shone on man." Abraham Lincoln - "The Bible is not my book nor Christianity my profession." President James Madison - "During almost fifteen centuries has the legal establishment of Christianity been on trial. What has been its fruits? More or less, in all places, pride and indolence in the clergy; ignorance and servility in the laity; in both, superstition, bigotry, and persecution." President James Madison - "In no instance have . . . the churches been guardians of the liberties of the people. Religious bondage shackles and debilitates the mind and unfits it for every noble enterprise." President William Howard Taft - "I do not believe in the divinity of Christ and there are many other of the postulates of the orthodox creed to which I cannot subscribe."

they missed the part in history where 1 of 2 reasons we declared independence from England was for Religious freedom, I.E freedom from the Church of England. Yet these people want that same crap back for everone. no thanks. your religion is your choice, not mine.

Spoiler he won the landmark case against his school district

“Our DNA is Christian” Jesus who was a Jew: *resurrected in confusion*

Each man to his own God, but keep ALL religion out of my government.

I am a former pastor’s wife and I taught elementary school for twenty years and I prayed every morning before I picked up my students for class. I didn’t the need to stop and pray out in front of my students and faculty and parents. That coach didn’t have to pray out on the field, he could have prayed in his office. “ But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you shut the door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. Jesus sermon on the mount Matthew 6 :6. Now if you want to be seen by men you will go out and pray on a football and make an issue out of it.

I loved every piece of the document. It's crazy to me how some people think about religion and how they have the right to make all decisions just because they're christian! CRAZY

I bet these folks saying America is the greatest country but never traveled abroad.

Only in America can a "pastor" go on "stage" holding his microphone to the crowd and say "Who won the election?!" to hear "TRUMP!! BY A LANDSLIDE!!!" Only in America.

I was raised as a Muslim in Iran. When I was 17 the secular government of Iran toppled, and the Muslim fundamentalists got the power. Just after three years of religious government, I washed myself off from the government, Islam, the religion, and the so-called creator called God.

I was interested to see CBS make an unbiased video on Christianity in America. I should have expected a video and a comments section intended more to malign and mock its opponents.

PS... In Alabama, it’s illegal for PE teachers to teach yoga. If it finally passes their legislature, it will still be against the law for the teachers to do mantras, chants, or teach the phrase “Namaste”, because conservatives believe in legislating against religion if it’s not theirs.

I'm very happy that religion gives some Americans a sense of strength, a purpose, and peace of mind. But don't tell me that I should be religious as well just because I live in the same country. Keep your religion to yourself. And leave our politics out of it.

As a woman, I’m terrified.

What would this coach say if it were a Muslim that went out and prayed on the field.

This is what strikes me when Americans talk about "Freedom", they're talking about freedom for themselves not freedom for others.

Coach does not realize that praying on the 50 yd line was his choice. He could have prayed anywhere not on school grounds. His car, at home, on the sidewalk, in a 7-11 getting a slurpee. Dude intentionally made a symbolic spectacle of his faith. Why is this required? In order to keep an atmosphere of acceptance for members of all religions (or none), we must NOT tolerate or endorse any specific religious practice on school grounds (or community public property for that matter) Amazing how arrogant these idiots can be.

The separation of church and state is what the United States was founded on 🤦‍♀️

People are entitled to justice, dignity and respect simply because they are human. Not because they are a part of a religious sect or a race or a certain gender. Simply because they are human. That's why evil will dehumanize people to do them harm.

The first clause in the Bill of Rights says that Congress will make no law respecting an establishment of religion .For the group that says they love America so much and the Constitution what goes along with it they really don't have any respect for the freedom of religion .freedom of religion doesn't mean that you get to force other people to praise or believe in what you do. freedom of religion means that anybody can practice whatever religion they want to .that's what the founding fathers wanted and that's what they meant you might want to read some more of your history and see what our founding fathers really thought about religion. Also speaking of this party they're always crying that people are trying to take their freedoms away but they're the only ones worried about what people are doing in their bedrooms or church they go to what they're doing with their bodies they're the ones that are always trying to take somebody's Freedom away they're the ones always trying to tell somebody how they're supposed to live their lives according to what they believe.

They shoud change "Christian" in the title to "white". The whole love thy neighbor is pretty much ignorned by them.

America was supposed to support freedom of religion. No one has the right to say one religion is the best for a country. Freedom of religion!

By hook or by crook but not persuasion… they’ve given up on that. They’re working toward religious apartheid.

When the oppressors think they’re the victims would have been a good title.

Throughout history, theocracies have always been horrendously cruel. Religion and political power - say goodbye to human rights and hello to savagery and stupidity.

The founding fathers were deists. Morality does not come from christianity. In fact in most cases, morality comes from questioning christianity

That church-run hospital that discriminated against the trans-man should lose its tax exemption.

In America, it's more than just okay that you live in poverty, homelessness, hunger. It's your fault. Which is deplorable and highlights a rampant ignorance that is frightening.

"Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful." ~Lucius Annaeus Seneca

I Grew in a Tongan Methodist church saw that Culture was exalted more than Christ and scripture, Still had a relationship with God always called on him when in trouble. @ 19 was in bad place reached out to a friend who had changed his ways and became religious. At the time didn't know what CULTS are but went in made genuine relationships within the church got really SAVED. 10 years later i saw church splits bts sin within management etc. The Church today has fallen, scripture is NOT the Final authority in the Church and many will fall away. Praise God I had a personal relationship with him and Real Brothers and sisters in Christ to unveil the TRUTH. I dont attend Church anymore here in NZ i believe there aren't any genuine ones. I pray I find one if not HEAVEN is the final destination. Ive learnt that its our own actions not God is to blame.

The first amendment grants people the freedom from Religion

Most Founding Fathers were Deism in belief, not Theism.

The U.S. Constitution is purely secular. There maybe a majority of people who claim to be Christian but that does not make this a Christian nation as our government isn’t supposed to make any laws respecting the establishment of a religion while also allowing its citizens to practice any religion they chose to or none at all. Read the Constitution!!!

anyone remember the Spanish INQUISITION,poor ol christian's feel persecuted

“America is the best nation because of Christianity” Let’s just agree to disagree, yeah love?

This country was supposed to be founded on live and let live...why can't people just stick to that....

Hey, don’t force your religion on people. That’s what this country is about

Why on earth do they say this is the greatest country that has ever been!

This needs to be discussed and the extremists shown for what they are. Very much appreciate the participants that extolled acceptance and affirmation for ALL humans.

Prior to watching this video I didn't think I could be more of an atheist than I am, but here we are.

Imagine being this nosey and judgy all your life and peeking into someone else’s life for minor infractions and then going to vote for thrice married guy who lives in a golden tower who hasn’t done a single selfless thing in his life. And not only voting for him but being an active part of his cult. These people are both sad and hilarious at the same time.

As a christian Quaker, with ancestors who were some of the first European settlers in America…America is not a Christian country. America is a secular multi faith nation in which the church and state must be separate.

There is no hate greater than Christian love...

However, your ... Bible ... tells NOT to pray in public like that and calls ppl ... hypocrites ... for doing so.

This coach is on Grindr when no ones is at home...

The United States was founded on Enlightenment principles, not on any particular tenets of any particular religion.

There must be separation of Church and State, as is the case in Australia. USA should learn to implement this. USA gives the illusion of being soo religious yet USA has so many problems?

It amazes me why anyone needs to profess a religion to be considered " good". I was asked once , if I had "been saved" ...I informed the person "my relationship with my creator is between us. I talk to my creator all the time...and frankly, no one else is mentioned ".

"This was my JOB, My life" If my work told me to not pray in front of clients and I did it anyway.... guess what? I would get fired too.

9:25 That just sounds like fascism with extra steps

It just not happening. Too many of us against it and atheist number growing.