Is America Christian? Or is it secular? Maybe atheist? In answering these questions we have to delve into the history of the founding of the country, and take a look at what the founders thought, and what the constitution prescribes.

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The US Constitution: http://constitutionus.com/

The Declaration of Independence: http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/

Eisenhower's changes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_national_motto

E Pluribus Unum: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_pluribus_unum

The "Jefferson Bible": http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/how-thomas-jefferson-created-his-own-bible-5659505/

Jefferson's original draft of the DoI: https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/declara/ruffdrft.html

Common Sense: http://amzn.to/2ufozPH

Age of Reason: http://amzn.to/2uEvcwe

Jefferson's letter to Joseph Priestly: http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/presidents/thomas-jefferson/letters-of-thomas-jefferson/jefl137.php

Jefferson's letter to Benjamin Rush: http://www.beliefnet.com/resourcelib/docs/133/Letter_from_Thomas_Jefferson_to_Benjamin_Rush_1.html

The Treaty of Tripoli: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Tripoli

Jefferson and slavery: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson_and_slavery

Washington and slavery: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_and_slavery

Soviet Union anti-religious campaign: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USSR_anti-religious_campaign_(1928%E2%80%931941)

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