re: #697 Slumbering Behemoth

:sigh:

Why is it so difficult for some people to understand that America is a secular* nation, and was founded as such?

Sure, each and every citizen in America has the right to believe or not believe in whatever faith they wish, but America is a secular* nation and always has been, just as the framers of the constitution intended.

*not overtly or specifically religious

Because little of the history of the founding of America is taught any more in the home or in public schools, so they get their education in other venues, such as church or synagogue or universities. And that tends to color the perceptions.