Christian Nation?

Let me make it very clear… I am not a Christian nor have I ever been nor desired to be one.  Having said that, there are many in this country that would proclaim the United States to be a Christian nation.  In reality, nothing could be further from the truth.  Christianity is far more than attending Sabbath worship services.  Christianity is also far more than a personal declaration of belief.  Christianity is centered around deeds rather than words.  How one leads a life and how one cares for those unable to care for themselves is a much better determination of a Christian life than church attendance.  According to Biblical teachings, providing for the rich while failing to help those in poverty and need is the polar opposite of Christian behavior.  Most would find political policy like the Ryan budget to be anti-Christian.  In fact, the “Nuns on a Bus” are a group of Catholic Nuns who are voicing their opposition to political policy that would cut aid to the needy while cutting taxes for the wealthiest of our citizens.  How does a Christian deal with the conflict between more spending for defense and “beating swords into plowshares”?  The answer to whether we are a Christian nation can best be found in the right’s responses to the Obama policy regarding the deportation of people brought into the country when they were children by illegal immigrants.  Rather than enacting the “Dream Act” which would provide a path to citizenship for people who have spent most of their lives in the US and really know no other country, the right’s “Christian Charity” is to “send them all back”.   Conservatism is not the same as Christianity and it is past time to high-light the differences. The real question should be whether the United States is a nation of hypocrites rather than a nation of Christians.