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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Since when is religion a core American value?[/quote]

Is this a serious question? I can’t tell.  [/quote]

DP I’d like to know why religion would be a core American value. And which religion?[/quote]

Christianity. Read the Federalist papers.[/quote]

The Constitution is my core value. Nothing in there establishes a national religion. Christianity has nothing to do with me and many Americans. [/quote]

But there are many people in the US that value religion. And guess what, it’s ok. We have a great church that promotes love and tolerance for all. Our congregation is diverse and happy. [/quote]

And that’s fine.

Has nothing to do with American “core values.”

Religion is not a value. It’s a practice of worship. Based on principles and a belief system. You can talk about religious values. But the murky term religion itself is not a value.  [/quote]

Were you educated? Did you take history classes or read history books?

Religion is a huge part of American history and culture. Reigious beliefs drove so much of America since the first settlers. What are you trying to allege? If you are saying faith isn't an American value then you are only exposing your ignorance.

--Atheist who knows American history. [/quote]

This isn't an argument about history. It's a semantic thing. Do you know what that means?

Value: something (such as a principle or quality) intrinsically valuable or desirable.

Religion: a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices;  the service and worship of God or the supernatural

That is to say, "religion" is concrete, it has structure, it's a thing. It's not correct grammar to say religion is a value. Kindness is a value. Honesty is a value. Generosity is a value. Empathy is a value.

Now if you want to say that religion is valued by many Americans. Sure thing. Or that faith is a core American value, well that is an argument you could make that isn't semantically wrong. Of course, faith and religion are not the same thing, grammatically speaking (and otherwise).

--Editor who knows the English language
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