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 …showed first 75 words of 1258 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1258 total…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