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Originally posted by daoine
What I do see is Christianity very comfortable with being the defacto standard, and not enjoying it when the standard is changing.
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I think this deserves repeating, and perhaps some discussion.
We're coming out of an age where all Americans were either Protestant, Catholic, or MAYBE Jewish, and if you practiced anything else you sort of shoved it under the rug and didn't mention it. These days people are exploring more belief systems, and it's much more socially acceptable to be Muslim, Wiccan, Buddhist, Unitarian, agnostic, atheist, whatever than it has been in recent years. As other religions gain in popularity, it's only natural that Christianity with decrease somewhat and lose some of the prominence that it used to be guaranteed.
I agree with DeltAlum. While the founders of our country were mostly Christians (with a handful of Deists and agnostics thrown in), there was a specific reason why they, in spite of their religious beliefs, decided to mandate a separation of church and state in this country.