Let's say (hypothetically) I take the side “America is not a Judeo-Christian nation”What would you use to counter this argument? What Supreme Court rulings would you use to prove this wrong?Does this ruling alone prove that the Supreme Court declared that America is a Christian nation? Was this ruling ever overturned?
If we pass beyond these matters to a view of American life, as expressed by its laws, its business, its customs, and its society, we find every where a clear recognition of the same truth. Among other matters, note the following: the form of oath universally prevailing, concluding with an appeal to the Almighty; the custom of opening sessions of all deliberative bodies and most conventions with prayer; the prefatory words of all wills, "In the name of God, amen;" the laws respecting the observance of the Sabbath, with the general cessation of all secular business, and the closing of courts, legislatures, and other similar public assemblies on that day; the churches and church organizations which abound in every city, town, and hamlet; the multitude of charitable organizations existing every where under Christian auspices; the gigantic missionary associations, with general support, and aiming to establish Christian missions in every quarter of the globe. These, and many other matters which might be noticed, add a volume of unofficial declarations to the mass of organic utterances that this is a Christian nation. In the face of all these, shall it be believed that a Congress of the United States intended to make it a misdemeanor for a church of this country to contract for the services of a Christian minister residing in another nation?
I think that depending on how the question is taken, the answer could vary. Is the U.S. a Christian nation in a technical sense? No, since it was not deemed to be as such in our Constitution. There is no prescription for the nation to be founded as any sort of religious entity. Is the U.S. a Christian nation in terms of culture? Yes, particularly in light of the quote you raised. I think that this is less so than it was a hundred or two hundred years ago, but I think it Christianity is still a cultural majority.I think that another way to rephrase the answer is by saying that even if America is not explicitly "Christian", it was most certainly founded upon Christian ideals, or through a Christian framework. I think that going back to the founding we can see a connection between Christian thought and the rights that were outlined. I don't think that equating Enlightenment thought with atheism or agnosticism is accurate in this case.
I think the fact that this question even has to be asked is a crying shame and a sign of the degradation of American culture/socety. BTW, the answer is an unqualified yes. I don't question the nose on my face nor do I question that America is a Christian nation. How could it be otherwise when it was founded and developed by Christians?