c**l 发帖数: 76 | 1 MYTH: The Supreme Court has declared that the United States is a Christian
nation.
FACT: In the Supreme Court's 1892 Holy Trinity Church v. United States
decision Justice David Brewer wrote that "this is a Christian nation."
Brewer's statement occurred in dicta, a legal term meaning writing that
reflects a judge's personal opinion, not an official court pronouncement that
sets legally binding precedent.
Historians debate what Brewer meant by the statement, some claiming that he
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