Originally Posted by MagicBobert

In fact, Judeo-Christian values (which this nation was founded upon) encourage tolerance, and this nation was founded by people escaping religious persecution from England. Americans should be models of tolerance, given how much of a backbone it is to our society. In my view, that's what's most important about being American. Welcoming all others with open arms to the land of the free and the home of the brave. Not the land of people who all celebrate the same holidays and had the same meatloaf casserole for dinner last night.