Bedrock

I am writing this to Christians, not nominal Christmas and Easter types, but genuine, humbled-by-their-own-sins, gracious, trying hard to love their most annoying neighbors, Christ-followers. Of course, any interested person can read this, but I'm not interested in a flood of nasty comments that I will simply delete. I don't really want to argue with anyone either. I will happily read kind, thoughtful, well-reasoned responses, meaning you've read this carefully and you have something appropriate to say. I am a Christian, imperfect but God is working on me in his holy patience, and I expect the same from my critics and friends (if there is a difference). I make a fair number of assertions without providing citations; I will add them if there is sufficient interest. The founding and creation of the United States was a divinely guided miracle. Does that make us a Christian nation? Given all the precautions to prevent religious autocracy, I don't think so, at le