Thomas Jefferson and Christianity - Essay Example

Thomas Jefferson was not a Christian because his views differed from what other people believed in. For example, he rejected Christian principles like the Virgin Mary and Jesus’s resurrection. In my opinion, Jefferson’s level of understanding was different from other Christians. He believed in Jesus Christ of Nazareth but yet criticized the message of the apostles (PBS). Many people saw Jefferson as not being a Christian because he could not agree with them. In his opinion, Christianity had been tarnished by kings who formed the base of Christianity.

He was a Christian, only that his views and beliefs were different from the rest.2. Immigration Act of 1924The Immigration Act was a measure to restrict the number of aliens entering the United States. The immigration Act only allowed three percent of the total population of a foreign nation to enter the US; they later changed it to 2 percent. This Act was later altered and only allowed immigrants whose families were of American origin. For example, visas were available for immigrants from Britain and Western Europe and not for those from Northern and Southern Europe or Asian countries.

This was clear racism since they only wanted Americans or those with American blood to settle in the US. The legislature termed a group of immigrants as non-quota who could enter the states freely. These were scholars, wives and children of US citizens and students below 15 years of age. Anybody who could not read and write was not given a visa. Congress wanted to increase labor availability in their industries but did not want people from any other race to enter America. 3. Vietnam War Protests (the 1960s-70s).The U.S entered into an agreement with South Vietnam to conquer the whole of Vietnam.

When the war began it seemed like the best approach the U.S government had taken. But when young soldiers aged between 18 and 19 went to war and did not come back protests began. These protests were mostly ignited by students of Wisconsin University since most of these soldiers were from the Wisconsin area. Protests for the war to end escalated as students resorted to more violent measures, disrupting recruitment exercises leading to violent actions from the police. While the government was trying to ease the tension at home, they lost their concentration on the Vietnamese war and the Northern Vietnamese government in collaboration with the Soviet Union was able to capture a number of the Southern Vietnam territory.