John Edwards, "I Never Thought Of It Quite That Way."

Talk about trying to eat your cake and have it to.
John Edwards at Beliefnet ( which I actually lifted from relapsedcatholic)

Do you think that America is a Christian nation?

That's a good question. I never thought of it quite that way. There's a lot of America that's Christian. I would not describe us, though, on the whole, as a Christian nation. I guess the word "Christian" is what bothers me, even though I'm a Christian. I think that America is a nation of faith. I do believe that. Certainly by way of heritage--there's a powerful Christian thread through all of American history.