America: A Christian Nation? Part II

In a recent periodical, someone wrote a letter to the editor expressing discontent that this certain periodical had a section highlighting Christian fiction. They wrote, "This is not a Christian nation; it is a multifaith one..."

In response to that comment, I wrote to the editor myself. What follows is an excerpt:

To paraphrase the late Harvard professor Dr. Samuel Huntington, the U.S. is at
its core a nation of Christian principles; we are not a generic melting pot, but
a tomato soup with its blend of different spices and croutons while still
retaining its overall tomato base.

Huntington was not what you would call a Christian thinker. He was, so I'm told, a liberal Harvard professor who just happened to see the facts rather clearly. Another notable figure from the more liberal side of things, President Woodrow Wilson, also said something curiously remarkable about our nation:

America was born a Christian nation. America was born to exemplify that devotion to the elements of righteousness which are derived from the Holy Scriptures.

When those held in admiration by those who claim we are not a Christian nation, say that we are, in fact, a Christian nation, it makes one think.