In which our regular writers toss around subjects a
little more volatile than usual.
In America is not a Christian nation: The dark capitalist roots of our country’s most destructive
myth, Andrew Aghapour quizzes Princeton professor Kevin Kruse about the “Christian
nation myth”.
As with most things in the media these days, the title is a
bit sensationalist and the substance of the article a little less dramatic.
Basically, it’s what it purports to be: the assertion that America is not and
never has been a Christian nation, with a bit of window dressing that suggests
a mini-conspiracy by businessmen and evangelicals to spread that myth.
Tom: Immanuel Can, I think we can agree that America is demonstrably not a Christian nation
today. Has it ever been?