A Christian Nation

[Sam]

We hear lots of references to the United States being a Christian nation. We hear how the Pilgrims drew up the Mayflower Contract and dedicated themselves and their new community in the new world to God. We hear lots of quotes from early leaders about the necessity of God being in our society, our laws, and our educational system. We hear about General Washington's prayers and the prayers of those who created our Declaration of Independence and our Constitution. We hear about calls to fasting and prayer by presidents through the years. So many things lead us to think of this as a Christian or a Godly nation. But, what about the doctrine of "Manifest Destiny" where it was openly taught that God had given this land to white Protestants and therefore by His direction, the civilization that existed here was systematically destroyed by genocide and ethnic cleansing? How about the way the Native Americans were treated through the years? Can a nation that developed and grew through the slaughter of people like that be considered a Christian or Godly nation?