Poll: 57 Percent of GOP Favor Making Chrisianity National Religion. TPM

[Stuart G]

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/polltracker/poll-57-percent-republicans-christianity-national-religion

Talking Points Memo
By Daniel Strauss,
Published
February 24, 2015, 5:27 PM EST
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
A majority of Republicans nationally support establishing Christianity as the national religion, according to a new Public Policy Polling survey released Tuesday.


The poll by the Democratic-leaning firm found that 57 percent of Republicans "support establishing Christianity as the national religion" while 30 percent are opposed. Another 13 percent said they were not sure.

It almost goes without saying that the Establishment Clause of the Constitution prohibits establishing of a national religion.

The poll was conducted among 316 Republicans from Feb. 20-22. The margin of error was plus or minus 5.5 percentage points.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I would like to see a larger sample, but I got to say, this is very sad indeed. There goes the "Bill of Rights"

[jberryhill]

1. A bunch probably thought it already was.

[Stuart G]

4. Some people are so stupid,

I believe you are correct. I thought reading the Bill of Rights was part of our history...Something about freedom of religion?

[hifiguy]

15. That means "freedom to worship repuke Jebus for us

and not one damned thing for the rest of you heathens."

Humanity has to outgrow its need to believe in Iron Age fairytales or it will eventually perish in their name.

[blue neen]

2. I'll thump my Constitution while they thump their bibles.

No National Religion!!!!

[Arugula Latte]

3. The Founding Fathers will smite them:

[Stuart G]

5. Thank You for quotes from some people who might know abut the Constitution of the United States.

[Still Sensible]

6. It would take a constitutional amendment I believe

just about the clearest language "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion....etc"

It was better when the schools taught civics and government.

[Stuart G]

7. Yes..I remember, because I taught that...beleive me ...I tried to make this point, often...nt

[gollygee]

8. There's only one part of the Constitution they like. n/t

[Orsino]

9. And they're rever quite clear on what exactly that would mean.

Really, I think the rank-and-file would be pleased by some toothless bill awarding that status to some nebulous entity called "Christianity." As long as it dissed other faiths and the godless, they'd feel that their Congress had worked for them, damn it.

Scalia and Company would undergo strange contortions to redefine the word "is" to rubber-stamp the law in the face of any challenge.

[JaneyVee]

10. American Taliban.

[summerschild]

11. Where did those polled go to school -

or did they go at all anywhere?

[colsohlibgal]

12. The Dumbing Down Continues

This is scary and so against what the founding fathers wanted. They were for a secular government, period. Those polled are wrong just like the gun nuts among them are dead wrong about intent of the 2nd Amendment.

[JonLP24]

16. Thomas Jefferson has some of the best quotes regarding this

but was also a slave owner and considered a rapist (based on the idea a slave doesn't have the option to say no which I agree with) also said "all men are created equal".

That said, I agree with the quoted Thomas Jefferson, but not very much of the personal Thomas Jefferson.

“Where the preamble declares, that coercion is a departure from the plan of the holy author of our religion, an amendment was proposed by inserting ‘Jesus Christ,’ so that it would read ‘A departure from the plan of Jesus Christ, the holy author of our religion,' the insertion was rejected by the great majority, in proof that they meant to comprehend, within the mantle of its protection, the Jew and the Gentile, the Christian and Muslim, the Hindu and Infidel of every denomination.” -- Thomas Jefferson, Autobiography, speaking about the Virginia Constitution.

[JonLP24]

13. Which sect though?

I think we can easily rule out Eastern Orthodox Christianity even though it is a major sect with a large following.

[nichomachus]

14. The upside of that would be

We'd get a shitload more holidays -- St. Swithin's Day, Michaelmas, Ash Wednesday, and a whole bunch more. Bring it on.

[yortsed snacilbuper]

17. "Bring it on."

You'll have to pray and listen to sermons all the time!

[awoke_in_2003]

18. If that is the price to pay for more holidays...

I will do without.