During Barack Obama's inauguration, I was so pleased that nonbelievers were acknowledged. I, myself, being what I consider "nothing" or "no religion" take away a great appreciation for any recognition given to those of us that prefer to think rationally and logically.

However, it should be noted that while the publicity around this inauguration and President Obama's speech gave a much needed hype to the nonbeliever situation, it is not in any way a change from the true core movement of the United States of America. Barack simply joins a long and well-appreciated list of influential members of our country that shaped it to what it is today.

"The government of the United States is in no sense founded on the Christian Religion."

~ George Washington

"I do not find in Christianity one redeeming feature."

~ Thomas Jefferson

"The Bible is not my book, nor Christianity my religion."

~ Abraham Lincoln

"A just government has no need for the clergy or the church."

~ James Madison

"I believe in an America where religious intolerance will someday end... where every man has the same right to attend or not attend the church of his choice."

~ John F. Kennedy

"We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus -- and nonbelievers."

~ Barack Obama

There are plenty more where that came from, of course. The understanding of such wise men to be reasonable and free thinkers seems pretty obvious a necessity. A Christian nation? No sir. Rather, the departure from acknowledging nonbelievers and more specifically the freedom to worship or not worship as you please, is the real change in this country. The evangelical movement to rewrite history into labeling these United States into states united by Christ is the real departure from the core principles of this country.

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