Not in my estimation, because bias can still exist without specific laws being forwarded by Congress. ... "But how on earth will we be able to justify slavery then?" Eh, we'll just say they aren't actually people. Eventually a law passed stating that negro's were only 2/3 human.
And the original constitution specifically excluded them (and women) from voting. That is bias and discrimination isn't it? We've had amendments to the constitution to address these issues haven't we?
And, as you acknowledge, no such laws have been passed regarding christians. Once again the lack of such laws is evidence against your position.
The EC is very straightforward. Basically, the fledgling US nation said we don't want dictators imposing a state sanctioned religion, nor do we want dictators suppressing people from expressing their religious beliefs. So they erected an imaginary law.
Somehow this turned in to a one-sided debate where only the protection of the state is highly regarded.
No, it is the protection of
all beliefs as well as of the state that is highly regarded. This is entirely consistent with the original founding fathers position.
Again, the fact that you argue this shows that you want to interpret this to give some advantage to christianity over other beliefs,
NOT that you are being oppressed and discriminated against, but that you want to be the ones in charge of bias, oppression and discrimination.
See, that's absurd. You are trying to make it so that Judeo-Christian ethics can't be regarded in a secular setting. Somehow the reverse doesn't work, as people want to impose taxes on churches.
Like the "ethics" of slave ownership? No, what we can use are real valid contemporarily consistent ethics without needing to regard where they came from. If some happen to be consistent with "Judeo-Christian ethics" then so what.
This country has always been characterized as a Christian nation with a strong understanding that allowing its citizens to choose freely its religious affiliations is the best way to run a society. They fled from religious persecution. The last thing they wanted was to force others, via the law, for people to conform to their brand of religiosity.
And that is why christianity should get no special favors from government. The fact that they don't is not bias, oppression and discrimination against christianity because there is no favoritism for any belief.
The perception of bias, oppression and discrimination against christianity is false.
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