Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Karl Rove: It’s ‘Offensive’ To Say the USA Is A Christian Nation

It's pretty frightening to find oneself to be in agreement with Karl Rove. But bizarrely, Karl Rove made a statement on Fox News that must have the Christianists enraged and convulsing. He correctly stated that the USA was not founded as a "Christian nation" and took those who claim that it was to task. The video above captures Rove's statement which the cynic in me suspects is motivated by fears that the extremists in the Republican Party will nominate a presidential candidate that will be incapable of winning in a general election. As noted today in a prior post, out side the Tea Party/Christian Right, most Americans want less religion in politics, not more of it. Here's a quote of Rove's remarks via Think Progress:

Social conservatives often insist the U.S. was founded to be a “Christian nation,” and they accuse progressives and President Obama of undermining these supposedly core values. But leading conservative strategist Karl Rove called the notion that the U.S. is Christian “offensive” on Fox News last night. “We are based on the Judeo-Christian ethic, we derive a lot from it, but if you say we’re a Christian nation, what about the Jews, what about the Muslims, what about the non-believers?” Rove said the president, in one of his books, inaccurately quoted Rove as calling the U.S a “Christian nation,” a misquote he was clearly offended by.

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