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Myth of a Christian Nation But, you can still be a Christian in America America is not a Christian nation, but ironically it is one of the best places for cultivating authentic Christianity. What makes a nation Christian, is it when a church controls the government or believers are free to worship? Most Americans proclaim to be Christians, they own a Bible and attend a church regularly. Most Americans believe the Bible, but only a few read it regularly. Thus, most Christians are easily swayed by popular opinion. C hronicles of a kid NEXT DOOR http://gracemusing.co m 320 Thousand churches are in America 125 Million people in America are Evangelical Christians 4.4 Number of Bibles per household 250 Million people in America are Christians 89 166 45 56 Who Will Receive Eternal Life? Christians who believe only Jesus lead to eternity Christians who believe most religions lead to eternity Evangelicals who believe not only Jesus lead to eternity Number of people in millions 88 21 47 28 America’s Opinion on the Bible Somethings in the Bible are not literary true Bible is an ancient book of fables Own a Bible Bible should be taken literary RESOURCES 1. ABS & Barna Group, 2015, “American Bible Society’s State of the Bible 2015”, http://www.americanbible.org/features/state-of-the-bible-2015 2. Lydia Saad, 2014, “Three in Four in U.S. Still See the Bible as Word of God”, Gallup, http://www.gallup.com/poll/170834/three-four-bible-word-god.aspx 3. Dennis P. Hollinger, 2009,“Is Jesus Really the Only Way to God”, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, http://www.gordonconwell.edu/resources/Is-Jesus-Really-the-Only-W ay-to-God.cfm 4. Pew Research Center, 2015, “America’s Changing Religious Landscape”, http://www.pewforum.org/files/2015/05/RLS-05-08-full-report.pdf 5. Bob Smietana, 2006, Statistical Illusion, http:// www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2006/april/32.85.html 6. Dear America, What Happened To One Nation Under God? http :// gracemusing.com/2015/07/07/dear-america-what-happened-to-one-nati on-under-god

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Page 1: The Myth of a Christian Nation

Myth of a Christian NationBut, you can still be a Christian in America

America is not a Christian nation, but ironically it is one of the best places for cultivating authentic

Christianity.

What makes a nation Christian, is it when a church controls the government or believers are free to worship?

Most Americans proclaim to be Christians, they own a Bible and attend a church regularly.

Most Americans believe the Bible, but only a few read it regularly. Thus, most Christians are easily swayed by popular opinion.

Chronicles of a kid

NEXT DOORhttp://gracemusing.com

320Thousand

churches are in America

125Million people in

America are Evangelical Christians

4.4Number of Bibles per household250

Million people in America are Christians

89

166

45

56

Who Will Receive Eternal Life?

Christians who believe only Jesus lead to eternity

Christians who believe most religions lead to eternity

Evangelicals who believe not only Jesus lead to eternity

Evangelicals who believe most religions lead to eternity

Number of people in millions

88

21

47

28

America’s Opinion on the Bible

Somethings in the Bible

are not literary true

Bible is an ancient book of

fables

Own a Bible

Bible should be taken literary

RESOURCES1. ABS & Barna Group, 2015, “American Bible Society’s State of the Bible 2015”,

http://www.americanbible.org/features/state-of-the-bible-2015

2. Lydia Saad, 2014, “Three in Four in U.S. Still See the Bible as Word of God”,

Gallup, http://www.gallup.com/poll/170834/three-four-bible-word-god.aspx

3. Dennis P. Hollinger, 2009,“Is Jesus Really the Only Way to God”, Gordon-

Conwell Theological Seminary,

http://www.gordonconwell.edu/resources/Is-Jesus-Really-the-Only-Way-to-God.

cfm

4. Pew Research Center, 2015, “America’s Changing Religious Landscape”,

http://www.pewforum.org/files/2015/05/RLS-05-08-full-report.pdf

5. Bob Smietana, 2006, Statistical Illusion, http://

www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2006/april/32.85.html

6. Dear America, What Happened To One Nation Under God? http://

gracemusing.com/2015/07/07/dear-america-what-happened-to-one-nation-under-god