Is the US Still a Christian Nation?

     My family and I have had several conversations as we have grown in our faith about how the US is doing in terms of whether or not we live in a Christian nation. Now many here in the South would argue that yes we are. Those same people would also argue that many of our government programs should stop. Example medicare, welfare, and so on. This is a very tricky subject matter because so many people get upset when talking about it. I personally believe that we need to look at it in many many ways.
    When asking if we are still a Christian nation, we have to look at what it means to be a Christian. In the purest form, being a Christian is being one who has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and follows Him and lives by His teachings. Now Christ said a lot about the poor, meeting others needs, teaching people how to live, and basically Christians living in a way that the Kingdom of God is shown. He did not mention anything on abortion, homosexuality, or war, but the Bible does mention these things which are important. With this in mind, if we are a Christian nation we have to govern as a Christian nation and govern by what the Bible teaches. This means that yes we have to have welfare and all the social aid programs to help the poor. That also means that we have to give with a joyful heart and so that every one is taken care of. But wait! All this does not matter unless we force people to be Christians.
    Yes I said it. After all that rambling you just read, as a nation, if we are going to be a Christian nation, then every one has to be a Christian. I know you are thinking that is just crazy and that we cannot force people to be Christian. The sad part is we as Christians may say we can but we want it to be. At least our moral beliefs and as long as it does affect our way of life.
    Christians for the most part want things like abortion banned. But how bad do we want it? Are we willing to all sign up for adoption? One might say well people don't need to be sleeping around. What if a person is not Christian though? We cannot expect that person to live like us just because it sounds good. Then their is welfare programs. Christians say they want rid of it. The Bible says that we are suppose to take care of the poor but do we? How many churches have multimillion dollar buildings but do no out reach like soup kitchens? If we don't want government social programs then we need to step it up. Those are just two small examples of our so-called Christian nation.
     So are we really a Christian nation? Does the democrat or republican parties really care about the cause of Christ? Do we want to force every one to be a Christian so that they have to agree with our beliefs? If we truly ask ourselves these questions the answer is no. We are not a Christian nation. If we were there would not be homeless people, aborted babies, huge hate crimes, the need for government social programs, or anything else that does not show the love of Christ.  So what is the answer?
     The answer is simple. A pastor got up at a convention right after the presidential election. He told the crowd that half of them cheered and danced because of the election results. He said the other half cried and mourned because of the election results. Then with great boldness he pointed his finger out and said those of you who cheered need to repent for putting your faith in a man. To those of you you cried, you need to repent for not putting your faith in God.  The United States of America never has been or will be a Christian nation as long as we Christians do not start being followers of Christ and doing as He did no matter what.
    ****Just something to think about. ****