The influence of religion on the United States

Today's world hegemon, the United States, has two obvious differences compared with previous powers, one is financial hegemony, and the other is missionary spirit. I have sorted out the relevant knowledge, come and learn!

The influence of religion on the United States

America is always tired of American democracy. This has become a problem in America.

The reason why this happens is largely related to the religious origin at the beginning of the founding of the United States. The core strength of the founding of the United States is Puritans from England. Puritans took it as their lifelong duty to obey God's rules and spread the gospel of God. They are thrifty, hardworking and extremely pious. Before the founding of the United States, the laws of the thirteen colonies in North America had a strong religious color.

This missionary spirit of trying to sell its own model has created today's America and universal values.

First of all, the colonies established by Puritans

Different from Australia, the main force in establishing 13 colonies in North America was not prisoners who violated discipline in Britain, but a group of Puritans who were badly hit at home because of their different beliefs. These people are noble, disciplined and usually belong to the property class. They fled England not because they were poor, but because they didn't want to be persecuted by the authorities.

These Puritans, who were well educated and possessed certain property, finally created America. This is the essential difference between North America and Australia. Most Australian members are exiled prisoners, which is the real bottom, while North American colonies have complex sources. Puritans are the core of this complex source. The famous Mayflower in North America carries a group of devout Puritans.

1826 wrote in "Memoirs of New England" published in Boston, USA: "In the process of establishing this colony, our fathers suffered from the merciful care of God in many ways,&; What we saw with our own eyes and what our parents told us, let our children know that we should learn to praise God from generation to generation, and let the descendants of God's servant Abraham and God's elector Jacob always remember the miracle of God&; These facts of hellip& amphellip must be known to them so that God can enjoy the glory he deserves &; hellip& amphellip。 "

Since a history book describing colonial history begins with such a religious language, its style is actually similar to that of the Bible, which shows how important it is in the eyes of Americans. The opening is not to praise the hardships of immigrants, nor to praise the ambitions of leaders, but to praise God.

In the eyes of Americans, all the achievements made by immigrants are the result of God's blessing. It is precisely because they practiced God's will that they were so successful, and they fled their homeland out of love for God.

"They have just left their city to recuperate,&; They don't miss everything on the earth, but look up at the sky&; Hellip& amphellip is there, and God has prepared a holy city for them. " "Memoirs of New England" describes this.

As the British bourgeoisie, these people could have been nourished and settled in their own country, but they were willing to be exiled to the wild land of North America at that time for their beliefs. If they don't have religious beliefs, it will never be possible. The country established by such a group of people must pay attention to the rule of law and justice. In order to enforce the law, they would rather be ruthless and unscrupulous.

Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the United States has been established by a group of religious believers who are the least secular, the most devout and the most abandoned, which makes the United States naturally lack the foundation of a human society and is very suitable for establishing the rule of law.

Second, the law with strong color: simple communication between unmarried men and women should also be severely punished.

Although they came from England, these Puritans did not copy English laws, but created their own laws. The Puritans have always shown their sovereignty. They appoint their own administrative officials, formulate their own public security regulations and enact their own legislation. They think they are practicing God's will and building a new country. They sign contracts and make laws. The only witness is God. Besides God, even the king of England has no right to interfere with them.

Because legislators are a group of Puritans, many laws in North American colonies even take the Bible as the benchmark directly. For example, the criminal law in Connecticut actually begins like this: "Anyone who believes in a god other than God will be sentenced to death."

More than a dozen articles in this law are copied from the Bible, such as Deuteronomy, Exodus and Leviticus. For example, it stipulates that "anyone who blasphemes, practices witchcraft, commits adultery or rapes shall be sentenced to death" and "any son who insults his parents shall also be sentenced to death". Because most of the laws were copied from the Bible, the death penalty was rampant in North American colonies at that time, and many people who made small mistakes according to contemporary standards were also sentenced to death.

For example, sexual intercourse between unmarried men and women is common in the United States and China today, but it was strictly prohibited in the North American colonies at that time, and offenders were fined, whipped and forced to marry. A verdict on May 1660 showed that a young woman was fined and reprimanded just because she was accused of saying a few frivolous things.

In addition to intercourse between men and women, the law also strictly prohibits alcoholism according to Puritan standards. 1650 code stipulates that laziness and alcoholism should be severely punished, pubs should sell alcohol, and each customer should not exceed a certain limit. Lying will be fined and flogged as long as it may cause harm. In addition, smoking is strictly prohibited.

This set of laws deeply interferes with people's lives and severely punishes trivial matters, which is really shameful. If it weren't for the United States, people would think it was a Middle Eastern country that practiced religious rule. These early accounts have completely subverted people's imagination of American freedom.

Freedom in the United States actually only refers to freedom of political speech and equal participation of citizens in politics. For many details of life, control is very strict. Although these laws have been abolished in the United States today, their spirit still exists. People who have lived in the United States for a long time will find that American laws are trivial and complicated, and they may break the law if they are not careful.

Today, the United States still strictly controls alcoholism and prohibits teenagers from buying alcohol. However, political correctness also makes people silent and dare not have any discriminatory words. Similarly, in the face of subway hegemony, the punishment of American police is extremely severe, and the strict control and enforcement of American laws is also very rare in other countries.

Third, the influence on the American spirit.

Puritanism has a great influence on America. The Declaration of Independence of the founding of the United States clearly mentioned: "We hold the following truths to be self-evident: all men are created equal, and the creator endowed them with certain inalienable rights, including the right to life, the right to development and the right to pursue happiness. In order to protect these rights, people have established a government among them, and the legitimate rights of the government are granted by the rulers. "

The basic premise of universal values and social contract theory that we are familiar with today is to recognize the existence of God. The declaration of independence is based on God's statement that people must have these rights. Among those people who don't believe in God and peace, human rights lack a theoretical basis.

In fact, the so-called people are created equal, and some basic rights that people should have are subjective judgments without any objectivity. If we just observe the reality, people are born unequal. Some people are rich, others are poor, and the only constant possibility is Darwin's survival of the fittest. People's basic rights all come from people's subjective creation. If you don't recognize God and peace, then these rights are also out of thin air.

The whole American values are based on. If there were no Christian emperors, the American Declaration of Independence would not even exist. You must first admit that what God said is right, and you did say these words, and the following deduction is established. Therefore, the spiritual foundation of Christian countries.

Today, it still has great influence in the United States. The United States is the only country in developed countries that still believes in religion, with 40% Protestants, 20% Catholics, 20% Orthodox Christians and Mormons. Most people in this country are Christians. When the president of the United States takes office, he still has to say "God bless America" according to the Bible.

For such a revered country, American spirit and American democracy are systems appointed by God, and God is perfect, so it is natural to spread the system established by God to the whole world.

There are many reasons why America likes to meddle, but missionary spirit is an important reason. Other big countries are keen on material interests, and only the United States will be so obsessed with copying the American model in other countries.

Articles on the influence of religion on America;

1. On the Art of Religious Music

2. What are the benefits of joining Christ?

3. About Christ in the house of God.

4. The seventh grade geography book II summary of American knowledge points

5. Report on the work of Christ