Americans oppose 'Christian nation' amendment, poll finds.A nationwide poll released in late July showed strong opposition to a constitutional amendment declaring that America is a Christian nation. That same survey, however, also revealed widespread support for teaching creationism creationism - The (false) belief that large, innovative software designs can be completely specified in advance and then painlessly magicked out of the void by the normal efforts of a team of normally talented programmers. In fact, experience has shown repeatedly that good designs arise only from evolutionary, exploratory interaction between one (or at most a small handful of) exceptionally able designer(s) and an active user population - and that the first try at a big new in public schools and displaying religious symbols, such as the Ten Commandments, on public property public property n. property owned by the government or one of its agencies, divisions, or entities. Commonly a reference to parks, playgrounds, streets, sidewalks, schools, libraries and other property regularly used by the general public. (See: common property). The poll, conducted by a California consulting firm, found that 66 percent of Americans are against a constitutional amendment "to establish Christianity as the official religion of the United States." Thirty-two percent favor it. While the public at large opposed the amendment, evangelical Christians were for it. The survey found that 66 percent of evangelicals favored the proposal. The Barna Group, an agency with a conservative religious orientation, also revealed that 79 percent oppose removing Ten Commandments displays from public buildings; 84 percent oppose removing "In God We Trust" from currency; 84 percent oppose removing "Under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance Pledge of Allegiance, in full, Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, oath that proclaims loyalty to the United States. and its national symbol. It reads: "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." According to the U.S.; and 59 percent favor teaching creationism in public schools. |
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