Since it tends to be governmentocentric, the religious right–when it says that America was founded as a Christian nation–means the state and not the people. But here’s another view, from The Nation (thanks to J. O’Neill for the link). Let me point to just one excerpt from this article:In 1797 our government concluded a “Treaty of Peace and Friendship between the United States of America and the Bey and Subjects of Tripoli, or Barbary,” now known simply as the Treaty of Tripoli. Article 11 of the treaty contains these words: As the Government of the United States…is not in any … Continue reading Is the Religious Right Wrong?