"Conservatives often say that America is a "Christian nation". Liberals find this exclusionary, and I agree that when it's used it's often to set Christians above those of other faiths. As offensive as this suggestion is, the primary sentiment I feel when I phrase "Christian nation" isn't anger, but sadness. Wouldn't it be wonderful if our laws and policies reflected Christ's compassion and concern for the poorest and most vulnerable among us? Wouldn't it be wonderful if our citizens showed some of the same love for one another that Christ held in His heart for all humankind? This may seem utopian. What troubles me isn't so much that we fall short. It's that most including most who call themselves Christian, do not even seem to want to try."
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend in "Failing America's Faithful". (p169)
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