Which Reminds Me

Yes, sometimes we forget that the United States is really not a Christian nation in the sense of formalized government institutions for the most part, as compared to the United Kingdom, where the King or Queen is the head of the Church of England, so they have a more institutionalized government form of Christianity, and can more rightly in that sense regard themselves a Christian nation, someone was saying, whereas in the United States it is up to us as individuals and churches to make our voices heard in an individual sense, even if the government may or may not decide to be helpful depending upon the circumstances. Someone was talking about that, and yes, I suppose that is true in a way. They started sending missionaries before we did and the treaties that facilitated that in some cases were originally negotiated by them, someone was saying. Yes, I suppose that may be so. England certainly has much to grateful for even if the individuals there often fail to appreciate their own heritage and if only Americans could inspire them in that way, but then again, as in every generation, it has to be their own idea and voluntary will to live out their Christianity in a way that works for them.