Do you see a contradiction in these statistics below? BTW, it looks like Senator Mccain is a part of that 65% (It appears that he has recently left the Anglican communion for the Baptists. He says that he will not be [re] baptized until after the campaign. Hm!).

1. Sixty-five percent of Americans believe that the nation’s founders intended the U.S. to be a Christian nation and 55% believe that the Constitution establishes a Christian nation, according to the “State of the First Amendment 2007” national survey released Sept. 11 by the First Amendment Center.

2. Just 56% believe that the freedom to worship as one chooses extends to all religious groups, regardless of how extreme — down 16 points from 72% in 2000.

3. 74% said that it is essential to be able to practice the religion of your choice.

First, I do not agree with number One. I do not see anything in the founding documents that say Christianity is to be the predominant or influencing religion. I do believe this is a Christian nation, though not based on those documents. Taking Christ and the Bible out of conversations/documents about “God” leaves us with a totally different god; one that is open to different cultures and doctrines, including Allah!

Number Two and Three give rights for Muslims to persecute us and to rejoice in it (#2), as their Koran commands them to.

Christianity is both an inclusive and exclusive religion. It is exclusive in that all others systems of belief cannot be tolerated, but it is inclusive because we invite all to join us. It is also exclusive in that God requires us to be obedient to him in everything we do, including governing the country to which He has given us.