A Christian nation! Oh boy. Just no. Obviously Christianity is a dominant cultural force, but the U.S. was NOT constituted as a "Christian nation." Exhibit A: Constitution of the United States of America.

"In God We Trust" did not become the official motto of the U.S. until 1958, replacing the de facto motto "E pluribus unum." The appearance of "In God We Trust" on coinage was the result of a campaign waged by a Civil War-era minister anxious to assert God was on the side of the Union. Kind of ironic now that the neo-Confederates are back in force under the Christian banner.