Analyzing the claim "We are a Christian nation". Part I.

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Amid the furor developing over Michael Newdow and the words "under God" in the pledge, there have been cries by many that this is a "Christian" nation. By "Christian" they do not mean that this nation is composed of a majority of Christians. Or even that our culture is profoundly influenced by Christianity. Instead, the claim "we are a Christian nation" means something more. Mainly, that the Constitution was written to further the goals of …

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…stoppage of Sunday mail in 1910, and finally the addition in 1954 of "under God" to the pledge, our godless Constitution has gradually become less secular. Works Cited: Kramnik, Issak and Moore, R. Laurence. The Godless Constitution. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1996. Davis, Kenneth C. "Jefferson, Madison, Newdow?" New York Times March 26, 2004. Au.org. "Is America a Christian nation?" http://au.convio.net/site/DocServer/Is_the_United_States_a_Christian_nation.pdf?docID=103