(February 7, 2014 at 2:41 pm)A Theist Wrote: At least not at the Federal level. It was a different story at the State and local levels though. Some States Constitutions went so far as to require that candidates seeking political office had to believe in God and be a Protestant Christian.
Right, but the federal level is what matters when determining whether or not this is a Christian nation.
Besides, some states having Christianity woven into their laws is not indicative of a Christian nation, anyways. It just shows that a certain collection of people saw fit to base their local laws on their beliefs.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
