America is not a Christian nation.

The moment Christian nationalists succeed in warping the US to the extent that it becomes Christian nation, is the moment America ceases to be America. Here are some things that are truly American... https://twitter.com/MillerStream/status/1255997990747009025
..."We the People,. Those words are poetic, but so much more. They declare that power comes from people, not gods. The source of rulers’ authority comes not from above, but from the masses. Instead of a higher authority delegating down to a chosen monarch, the people...
...who are to be governed cede some of their autonomy in order to live a better life together, as a country. The people, not gods, are the power. That was revolutionary. An American first.

Another American original is the wall of separation between state and church. ...
That “wall of separation” is an American invention. The idea was floating around the Enlightenment, but it was first implemented in the American Experiment. Until then, no other nation had sought to protect the ability of its citizens to think freely...
... by separating the government from religion and religion from the government.

There is no freedom OF religion without a government that is free FROM religion. That's America. That's our founding principle.

To say "America is a Christian nation" is fundamentally un-American.
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