Are the United States a Christian nation?

First, read the following quote:

"The Constitution of the U. S. forbids everything like an establishment of a national religion."

To see who said this click here.


Another interesting quote:

I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, thus building a wall of separation between church and state.

You can find who said this and the context here

Article 1 of the Bill of Rights:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

The following is from the US Treaty with Tripoli in 1797 which "was sent to the floor of the Senate, June 7, 1797, where it was read aloud in its entirety and unanimously approved. John Adams, having seen the treaty, signed it and proudly proclaimed it to the Nation."  In Article 11 we find:

As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion; as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion, or tranquillity, of Mussulmen; and, as the said States never entered into any war, or act of hostility against any Mahometan nation, it is declared by the parties, that no pretext arising from religious opinions, shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries.

It is pretty straight forward if you ask me.  Religion should be left out of political discussion unless it is to defend a group who is being oppressed in the free practice of their beliefs.  I am a little tired of the "radical" Christians politicizing if we are a Christian Nation and go off the handle when someone says otherwise.  And I have decided, since not all Christians fall in this camp, to call them "radical" Christians.  The same label to be used on the Evangelicals who look to accelerate the Rapture through political support to Israel.  This seems fair, since they also go off the handle if you won't call someone a "radical" Muslim.