Lehigh Valley Live opinion piece

I'd like to start with a simple one:

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/opinion/index.ssf?/base/news-4/1269921962318640.xml&coll=3

This is an excellent demonstration of the misconception that the United States is a Christian nation. The piece is in response to another writing, and the author of this one asks the original writer not to "try to change our country and our foundation." My question would be: If this is a Christian nation, what does that mean for the millions of non-Christians who live here? Are we all second-class citizens?

The fact is, this is a secular nation, meaning that it is religion-neutral. Neither Christianity nor any other faith gets preferential treatment. This author would do well to actually read the US Constitution; it contains no reference to gods of any kind.

The author ends with a vague threat that God is so powerful that he will win every battle. Setting aside the disturbing veiled reference to violence, there's a question that this raises. If God is all-powerful, what is the harm in our trying to change things, as the author warns us not to do? If we can't beat God, we should be able to try to eradicate Christianity (or whatever it is she's afraid of) as much as we want. We can't win, right? So if you know this, then why is there a need to warn us not to try?

The fact is, despite this writer's alarmist rhetoric, no one is trying to wipe out Christianity. Most atheists could care less if someone else practices a religion. What many of us ARE trying to do, however, is to preserve the secular nature of our great nation by beating back the encroachment of religion into the political sphere. Though it may disappoint the writer or this piece, the government cannot endorse Christianity or any other religion, and this is a truth that has been upheld by the courts time and time again.