Pinsky questions Rollins, Is America a Christian Nation?
Vernon Meigs
Issue date: 4/24/09 Section: News
Is America a Christian nation after all, as the Friday evening presentation by Mark Pinsky himself asks in the title of his program, "Is America a Christian Nation?" According to Pinsky himself, no, America is not. In the grand scheme of things, the majority of Americans do happen to be Christians (Pinsky does however note that this amount is steadily declining), the country was not founded upon Christianity.
Mark Pinsky gave a lecture on the evening of Thursday, April 16 in Bush Auditorium that provided an answer to the question that is still debated by many Americans today. Pinsky's lecture was driven by providing a chronology of Presidents of the United States and other significant politicians that had pointed out whether America was a Christian nation or not. Some were supportive of the coexistence of differing religions among the American people, some were determined to establish a Christian national identity, and some thought religion itself was pure hogwash, let alone Christianity. To begin the shakedown, Pinsky stated that the founding fathers of the United States consisted of deists and freethinkers who either thought that faith and God were a broader, freer concept, or that both faith and God were a useless phenomenon.
Dwight Eisenhower is an example of a president who expressed that American religion was about "faith in faith" or faith in the faithfulness of Americans whatever kind it may be. George W. Bush is another example of a president who promoted Christian values. Many former presidents were evangelists and found that they had to not dismiss faith and religion from their repertoire in order to get votes and public approval. The role of politicians promoting Christianity was documented and the Ten Commandments' solidified role in politics was not ignored. The presentation also highlighted President Barack Obama's emphasis on the United States being a nation of Christians, Muslims, Jews, etc. during his inaugural speech.
After the lecture, Mark Pinsky had a book signing session and a complimentary reception. Pinsky had previously been the author of books such as, A Jew Among the Evangelicals: A guide for the Perplexed, The Gospel According to Disney, and The Gospel According to the Simpsons.
Mark Pinsky gave a lecture on the evening of Thursday, April 16 in Bush Auditorium that provided an answer to the question that is still debated by many Americans today. Pinsky's lecture was driven by providing a chronology of Presidents of the United States and other significant politicians that had pointed out whether America was a Christian nation or not. Some were supportive of the coexistence of differing religions among the American people, some were determined to establish a Christian national identity, and some thought religion itself was pure hogwash, let alone Christianity. To begin the shakedown, Pinsky stated that the founding fathers of the United States consisted of deists and freethinkers who either thought that faith and God were a broader, freer concept, or that both faith and God were a useless phenomenon.
Dwight Eisenhower is an example of a president who expressed that American religion was about "faith in faith" or faith in the faithfulness of Americans whatever kind it may be. George W. Bush is another example of a president who promoted Christian values. Many former presidents were evangelists and found that they had to not dismiss faith and religion from their repertoire in order to get votes and public approval. The role of politicians promoting Christianity was documented and the Ten Commandments' solidified role in politics was not ignored. The presentation also highlighted President Barack Obama's emphasis on the United States being a nation of Christians, Muslims, Jews, etc. during his inaugural speech.
After the lecture, Mark Pinsky had a book signing session and a complimentary reception. Pinsky had previously been the author of books such as, A Jew Among the Evangelicals: A guide for the Perplexed, The Gospel According to Disney, and The Gospel According to the Simpsons.
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