Originally Posted by
glockmail
The Founders had the option to omit "The Year of our Lord" and chose not to. This shows heir intent.
the Founders used the term "Blessings", but could have used several other terms, or none at all. Again, points to intent.
I gotta side with Loki on this one. "In the Year of Our Lord" is simply the English translation of the Latin "Anno Domine" (I hope I spelled that right) or "A.D." Until recently, when Atheistic scientists and historians changed the abbreviations to B.C.E. and A.C.E. (before common era and after common era, respectively. I, personally, think it's petty and stupid to use these initials to remove Jesus from the equation while still using his year of birth as a reference, but that's a whole other debate), even scientists and historians of non-Christian religions used 'A.D.' and 'B.C.,' (before Christ) since it was the most widespread calender, and it, in no way, represented an endorsement of Christianity.
The founders forbade a state religion because they thought, right or wrong, it should be everybody's choice. At the outset of the nation, pretty much everybody was Christian, but there were non-Christians in society. Church attendance was never compulsory. Nobody was converted at gunpoint (at least, never by the government). If the founders had wanted this to be an unquestioningly, officially Christian nation, I think they would have specified it.
"Lighght"
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