A "Post-Christian" America

Jon Meacham has an interesting article in Newsweek regarding the lessening influence that religion has on our everyday lives.  The fastest growing religion is non at all, at least not of an organized variety.  

Many on the right wing will tell you that this country was founded on "Judeo-Christian" principles.  That is complete bullshit.  First of all, despite what you may hear, Jews are not Christians.  They believe in different gods, although the the Christians do incorporate the backstory provided by Judiasm.  However, they choose to ignore it, which is why George W. Bush eats pork.  Second, the founders of our country were deists, men who may have believed in a higher power, but certainly not Christians.  

The fact of the matter is, religion causes problems in our country, both minor (alcohol forbidden to be purchased on Sundays in some states) and major (denying children the right to quality science educaiton).  I for one hope that the end of "Judeo-Christian" influence within the United States is on the wane, and eventually we will be a country that uses principles grounded on logic, not on myths.

I'd also point people in the direction of this book.