To insert religion into law is discriminatory in the US,but dragging it into elected office is unfortunately commonplace nowadaysA survey conducted in February found that most Republicans supported officially making the United States a Christian Nation. In 2013, a poll by the First Amendment middle found that 51% of Americans erroneously believe the US was founded as a Christian nation.
Who could blame that 51%? We share a collective memory of pledging allegiance to one nation “under God”, or to religious tests being applied to presidential candidates like John F Kennedy who,as a Catholic, had to gain clear he wouldn’t take orders from Rome to be elected. We have been fed a regular diet of God – the Christian one – in our politics for decades. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com