1. What do the authors of the Summit Ministries viewpoint mean when they argue that the United States is a Christian nation? Is this different from arguing that the United States is a religious nation? Explain your answer.
2. What different interpretations do Mark Weldon Whitten and the authors connected with Summit Ministries make about the First Amendment? What arguments and evidence do they use to back their views? Who, in your opinion, offers a more plausible interpretation?
3. What “conventional yardsticks” does Kenneth D. Wald use to measure religious commitment in America? In your view, are these adequate tools for answering the question of whether Americans are a religious people? Why or why not?
4. What criticisms does Jeremiah Creedon describe of the “cafeteria” approach to spirituality? Do you agree or disagree with them? Explain.
5. Both Marvin Olasky and Alan Dershowitz provide examples of discrimination...