Our own separation of church and state is tenuous. From the Pledge of Allegiance: “…one Nation under God, indivisible…” Less official but equally patriotic are the lyrics of Irving Berlin: God bless America, Land that I love, Stand beside her and guide her Thru the night with a light from above; From the mountains, to the prairies… Church, state, soil: a trinity often muddled, collectively held sacred. Few would confuse our glib phrasings with imminent theocracy and unchecked nationalism. Pantheism aside, you might say that, if you can disregard Native Americans in the same way that our government always has, […]