On Independence Day, it is critical to recognize that making America Christian again will be impossible without working with all of our Christian brethren.
The Establishment Clause leaves no doubt our country was founded on the premise that the state has no authority to establish a religion, force religion or discriminate among citizens because of their religions. We are a free and open society where people are free to choose their faith - whether Christian or not, believer or unbeliever, agnostic or fundamentalist, etc. What's more, true religions do not even need the state. They draw people through love and example. Too often Christians miss the mark. Imposing dogma as an alternative is not only dangerous but guaranteed to fail.
The Establishment Clause leaves no doubt our country was founded on the premise that the state has no authority to establish a religion, force religion or discriminate among citizens because of their religions. We are a free and open society where people are free to choose their faith - whether Christian or not, believer or unbeliever, agnostic or fundamentalist, etc. What's more, true religions do not even need the state. They draw people through love and example. Too often Christians miss the mark. Imposing dogma as an alternative is not only dangerous but guaranteed to fail.