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Mal - When I read your post above this came to mind immediately. With few exceptions this was the rule to follow. In fact, it is indicitive of a move away from New Testament authority for Christians. The mainstream Christian followed the NT with authority, using the teachings of Jesus as a guide to living life. In the past 50 years - it began before but began picking up speed - a movement back to Old Testament authority became vogue, prompting Christian sects to look to the more extreme nature of Biblical history as a guide to living. It has been shown over the past handful of years that this current White House is largely influenced by a group referred to as Dominionists, a group that believes OT authority is the place to begin where life on earth is concerned. In effect, they have pushed the extremism we see today and ironically, that extremism has made its way into mainstream sects such as the Southern Baptists for example, and become the acceptable norm among a large majority of Christians in this nation. I think it's safe to say that the arguement for a Christian Nation is part and parcel of this movement, leaving behind the reality that the founding members of this nation understood while Christians populated this then new nation, they must protect the structure from any religious body outright and declare a secular nation in an effort to keep in-fighting amongst the sects out of decision making processes. Had religion been directly infused in the beginning, we would have seen a big fight between the many sects over primacy and Biblical authority, much like the one we are seeing today.