December 16, 201114 yr My question was similar, but I wasn't thinking of denominations. Is it the Christianity of Manifest Destiny, the white expansion west, ordained by God, that permitted "us" to take whatever we wanted and do whatever we wanted with those already occupying the land? The Christianity that resulted in the massacre of the natives, the breaking of covenants with them, and forcing the survivors onto isolated reservations? Or was it when "we" imported slaves from Africa to do our work and make us wealthy? Was it before that when blacks were considered 3/5 of a person by our Constitution? Or, after they were freed, when they were still mistreated and discriminated against and not given the right to vote? Was it when we decided to declare war on Mexico, primarily for the reason of annexing Texas? Which Christian era are we trying to get back to? Excellent post.
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