an impressive history of tolerance indeed
Thursday, November 11th, 2010- america’s true history of religious tolerance (smithsonian magazine)
the above referenced article is quite possibly the best summary (with interesting and engaging data points) regarding the true history of the secular founding and nature of the united states. it also provides a rather interesting accounting of some of the deliciously christian behavior that folks have inflicted on each other. though it bears noting that this is hardly limited to those that subscribe to that specific brand of crazy.