I would hope that all of us would agree that the First Amendment separation of church and state is fundamental to the ideals of our country. Religion is be a private matter. No where in the Constitution is God or Jesus mentioned, nor is religion, save to assert that a religious test is never to be required to hold public office.

Americans United for the Separation of Church and State recently posted this to its membership, of which I am proud to include myself :http://au.org/media/press-releases/legal-battle-over-north-carolina-town-s-sectarian-war-memorial-to-go-to-trial

For those who don't wish to view the site, here's the text:

Legal Battle Over North Carolina Town’s Sectarian War Memorial To Go To Trial
Opponents Of Christian Displays In City Of King Will Have Day In Court
Jul 8, 2014
A dispute over a Christian war memorial in the city of King, N.C., deserves to go to trial, a federal court has ruled.
The court also ruled that several of the city’s practices with respect to religious memorial ceremonies violate the separation of church and state.
U.S. District Judge James A. Beaty ruled today that many issues raised in the lawsuit are compelling and should go to trial. The lawsuit, Hewett v. City of King, was filed by Americans United for Separation of Church and State on behalf of Steven Hewett, a decorated veteran of the war in Afghanistan.
In the lawsuit, Americans United asked the city to remove the display of a Christian flag as well as a Christian-themed statue at the city’s war memorial and to stop promoting Christian prayers at official events held at the memorial.
“A memorial that incorporates Christian symbols and promotes Christian messages fails to honor the sacrifice of all of our veterans,” said the Rev. Barry W. Lynn, executive director of Americans United. “We’re asking the city of King to stop elevating one religion over others.”
Hewett, who won the Combat Action Badge and Bronze Star during his service with the U.S. Army in Afghanistan, first complained about King’s overt promotion of Christianity in July 2010. A non-Christian, he asked for the removal of the Christian flag from the city-sponsored memorial out of respect for the many non-Christian veterans who have served their country.
City officials rejected Hewett’s request, and community residents who learned of the controversy also besieged the council with demands that the Christian flag remain in place.
After a complaint from Americans United, the city council voted in September 2010 to remove the Christian flag, but its absence was temporary.
In November 2010, the city – following advice from the Religious Right legal group the Alliance Defending Freedom – created a “limited public forum” in which a flagpole at the veterans’ memorial was reserved for a rotating group of pre-approved flags. The city conducted a lottery and selected 52 flag applications, one for each week of the year.
Americans United says in its lawsuit that this so-called public forum is a sham. The Christian flag has flown at the memorial for 47 out of 52 weeks in 2011, 2012, and 2013.
The city also displays a statue of a soldier kneeling before a cross, and it hosts memorial events featuring prayers and extensive Christian content. Even after purporting to transfer those events to private entities, the city remained involved in their planning and sponsorship.
In his ruling, Beaty said that a reasonable factfinder could conclude that the display of the Christian flag and cross statue violate the separation of church and state, and thus those claims should proceed to trial. In addition, Beaty concluded that the city unconstitutionally participated in and promoted religious memorial ceremonies. Beaty also rejected the city’s argument that the recent Supreme Court decision of Town of Greece v. Galloway authorized the city’s conduct.
“We’re pleased that Mr. Hewett will have his day in court, and that the court has already recognized that the city went too far in promoting Christianity at memorial ceremonies,” said AU Senior Litigation Counsel Gregory M. Lipper. “Veterans should be recognized for serving their country, not singled out on the basis of their religious beliefs.”
The case is being litigated by Lipper, AU Legal Director Ayesha N. Khan, and AU Madison Fellow Zachary Dietert. John M. Moye of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP is serving as local counsel.
Americans United is a religious liberty watchdog group based in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1947, the organization educates Americans about the importance of church-state separation in safeguarding religious freedom.

Barry Lynn, the Executive Director is, in addition to being a lawyer, an ordained minister of the United Church of Christ.

I agree with you up to a point where you say, "Which should really have been to keep any other religion, other than mainstream Christianity from taking root in the country". That is not correct. What's more, it is not right. Freedom to worship is intended for all religions, not just Christianity. If that were true as you say, then the government would be going against what the Constitution says they can not do. It would be the same as establishing a religion. Christianity over other religions. Muslims have just as much right to practice Islam as I have to practice Christianity.

I agree with you up to a point where you say, "Which should really have been to keep any other religion, other than mainstream Christianity from taking root in the country". That is not correct. What's more, it is not right. Freedom to worship is intended for all religions, not just Christianity. If that were true as you say, then the government would be going against what the Constitution says they can not do. It would be the same as establishing a religion. Christianity over other religions. Muslims have just as much right to practice Islam as I have to practice Christianity.

Boiling in oil, may be a little over the top, but then I really don't know what some of the things called religion do.

As far as America being a Christian nation, talk to most Christians, that's what they will tell you. Well all except me, America does not qualify for that. A lot of other stuff, but not Christian.

I fully realize only a few of the constitution singers were Christian, most were Freemason's, and deist. Which means you must believe/accept, there is a higher power. George was a bootlegger, and womanizer. I don't think either!, of those qualities qualify as Christian.

As far as practicing any atrocity you want, and calling it a religion (as in Godly). Don't!, come to my house and try it.

I probably know more about state sponsored religion, than you do. I did not say that the government, should sponsor any particular denomination. But that is should have never sponsored, anything goes heathen religious practice.