one nation under whose God?

[Nic Name]

While there may be a Constitutional separation of church and state in America ... there is little room for a separation of fundamentalist Christianity and American patriotism, which are too often treated as moral equivalents and common values of all Americans.

Many American politicians today seem to miss the point that the separation of church and state in the Constitution is to ensure religious freedoms.

Ironworker David O'Neal poses at his home in Effort, Pennsylvania, June 20, 2002 while showing a cross he made from World Trade Center rubble. O'Neal worked at Ground Zero for months and has become ill due to exposure to the smoke and chemicals in the remains of the World Trade Center. O'Neal is standing in front of a flag he flew at the former sight of the World Trade Center. REUTERS/Chip East