How America was not founded as 'a Christian country' based on 'Judeo-Christian' values
Raw StoryThis article was paid for by AlterNet subscribers. A common rallying cry of the right in America, to justify regressive morality laws, is often to say that "America was founded as a Christian country" with "Judeo-Christian values" while the common response from the left is to declare that the United States was founded as an explicitly secular country with a separation of church and state. First of all, "Judeo-Christian values" is a dog whistle that erases Jewish values by subsuming Judaism into Christianity. When politicians claim "Judeo-Christian values" they're almost always describing Christian values but want to pretend they are being inclusive of Jews. It's tempting to push back against politicians justifying their regressive morality laws by way of the "Judeo-Christian values" of the founding.
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How America was not founded as 'a Christian country' based on 'Judeo-Christian' values
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