Is multiculturalism a good idea for a society?

[oneforall57]

Would everyone be better off if there was a common ground acceptance of who we are? Without common ground are we leaving everything open to liberal interpretation?
I’m not talking about forcing Christian beliefs on people – absolutely not! But, as a society accepting who we are as a people.

Some web search references against it:
http://www.americanchristiansociety.com/society

http://articles.sfgate.com/2010-10-18/n ... ticultural

[sickles]

I agree that everyone should have a common acceptance of who we are. However, as I see it, The things we have in common are; we have cultures, we have families, and we are monkies with an enlarged frontal cortex. I have a serious problem with people stating that America is a Christian institution. It is not, and it was not founded that way. Christians didnt found America. Free thinkers did.
Christians think they have a claim in America because some senators in the 50's decided to insert god into the pledge of allegiance, and onto our money. Go read your history.

I agree with the exception of the comment about monkeys. We are not monkeys. We are apes. Monkeys have tails, apes do not.

I think it comes down to who gets to decide what our commonly accepted principles are? The priests and the self-appointed representatives of the God, or we, ourselves together, as expressed in our constitutions and bills of rights.

touche. the constitution and bill of rights needs to be rewritten, in my opinion, but i vote for the latter.

[flitzerbiest]

I agree that everyone should have a common acceptance of who we are. However, as I see it, The things we have in common are; we have cultures, we have families, and we are monkies with an enlarged frontal cortex. I have a serious problem with people stating that America is a Christian institution. It is not, and it was not founded that way. Christians didnt found America. Free thinkers did.
Christians think they have a claim in America because some senators in the 50's decided to insert god into the pledge of allegiance, and onto our money. Go read your history.

I agree with the exception of the comment about monkeys. We are not monkeys. We are apes. Monkeys have tails, apes do not.

I think it comes down to who gets to decide what our commonly accepted principles are? The priests and the self-appointed representatives of the God, or we, ourselves together, as expressed in our constitutions and bills of rights.

touche. the constitution and bill of rights needs to be rewritten...

In what way?