Is Anyone Here Non Christian?

[apophenia]

I do recognize and believe that Christianity is the main reason why America exists and is so successful though.

Well that is an interesting thought.  Not sure I can agree, at least in terms of the success.  I think America's success is owed to the aftermath of WWI and WWII.  The manufacturing base was greatly improved in order to wage the war and after the end of the war America's main competitors had rebuilding to do while the US could hit the ground running economically.

Canada and Australia were in similar positions.  Canada I do not think had quite the population to take advantage in the same way the US could.  Australia I am not certain about, I would need to do some research to see what might have prevented them from ascending along with America.

A second major factor in my opinion is cultural - in America it is possible for anyone to execute on their ideas.  (That is not to say there was no bigotry.)  The cultivation of the "streets are paved with gold" image drew immigrants to the US to start businesses or study at universities.  I am mostly referring to the twentieth century, but even today, look at how many of the tech giants were founded or are run by immigrants.

OTOH we shouldn't discount the contribution of Christianity and how some of the basic Christian tenets (do unto others) underlie American culture even for atheists and those with no Christianity in their heritage.  So I would certainly be open to the argument that America's Christian roots supplied a necessary foundation for it's success.

Like I said, an interesting thought.