Ed Brayton's discussion of the historical validity of claims of Thomas Jefferson's support of a "Christian Nation" is illuminating.
Turns out, it's a myth. A story passed down third-hand to a pair of people who were under 10 years old when it happened (and substantial cause to misremember), and inconsistent with Jefferson's writings and known activities.
Further, the cherry-picking to suggest he attended services in Capitol each Sabbath day is downright hysterical. Read it, it's golden.
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Yesterday the New York Times, ran an article Absaroka, a proposed state between Wyoming, Montana, and South Dakota which never was.
Clayton Cramer says the concept of separation of church and state should be "given a proper (and secular) burial".
"I am of a sect by myself, as far as I know."
--Thomas Jefferson, 1819