The big traditional issues like blasphemy and heresy have been legislated away by laws encouraging religious freedom. Even adultery and fornication have been reduced to civil issues or even become non issues. As have the rest of the 10 commandments.

But for Christianity to retain it’s identity it needs issues to rally around.

Contraception, abortion and gay rights are not big 10 commandment issues. But it’s not the issues themselves that are important. Rather it’s the unity of purpose that it gives the religious organization by pulling for a common cause. That is why we are hearing about them so much lately. Because these relatively minor issues all that’s left. The big issues have already been lost to the secular world.

Cultural assimilation and worldly knowledge are still the biggest threats to Christianity. Finding and fighting for a common cause is the best way for Christianity to preserve its identity and rally its followers. This unity is fundamental to it’s survival.

When these causes are eventually lost to the secular world what will the next campaign be? It will be about religious rights. They will be fighting for their very right to exist. We can already see this one coming…

So I suggest this simple substitution test for religious offensiveness. Simply take the item in question and substitute it with another faith. For example if we were to change from “In God We Trust” to “In Buddha We Trust.” Do You find that religiously offensive? If you do, then you have to acknowledge that “In God We Trust” might be equally offensive to other faiths.

Another example would be to post a passage or prayer from the Quran on the school or court room wall. If you find that offensive you have to acknowledge that the 10 commandments might be offensive to another faith, or to a non believer.

This quick and simple substitution test can settle all debates about religious offensiveness in short order. Just remember that religious freedom is a two way street.

Perhaps they weren’t as good of Christians as modern day evangelicals would have us believe. If we look at the constitution and the bill of rights, not only do they fail to acknowledge god or the 10 commandments, they specifically deny Christian exclusivity and commit blasphemy by acknowledging the rights of other religions instead of condemning them as false gods.

If the founding fathers meant for America to be a Christian nation based on the 10 commandments they had ample opportunity to do so. But that wasn’t their intention. Their actions show that they were not good Christians. At best they were cultural Christians. Their works show they were secular thinkers founding a secular nation.

Here is a short quote to peak your interest.

Evidence

Creationists and evolutionists, Christians and non-Christians all have the same evidence—the same facts. Think about it: we all have the same earth, the same fossil layers, the same animals and plants, the same stars—the facts are all the same.

The difference is in the way we all interpret the facts. And why do we interpret facts differently? Because we start with different presuppositions. These are things that are assumed to be true, without being able to prove them. These then become the basis for other conclusions. All reasoning is based on presuppositions (also called axioms). This becomes especially relevant when dealing with past events.

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