I’ve shared any number of times my questions about whether we (USAmericans) can categorize ourselves as Christian at least from my perspective. Jesus loved and reached out to ALL people and that was religious folks and irreligious folks of all shapes and sizes. Jesus was most condemning of judgmental people, confronting them regularly for their exclusive practices. I am not sure how much of the former (loving everybody in the Jesus model) I see in everyday life; I know I see plenty of the latter.

Also, Jesus’ topic of choice: wealth and its dangers for each of us, the “love of money” being the root of all evil. I see a lot of money-loving including in my own life. Jesus-following is more than saying “I believe”- it has got to be practical and everyday. So if it is saying I believe, then maybe this is a Christian nation but if it is practice, not so sure we’re cutting it. What sparked my writing was an article I came across USAmerica’s view of itself as Christian in an online magazine I read sometimes called relevantmagazine. Here is the article about USAmericans view on us as a Christian nation. If nothing else, it is an interesting read…