On being American and Christian

Bill at Wallo World has a long and thoughtful post on being American and Christian. Bill's essay covers a lot of ground, but I think he articulates the central issue very concisely:

These questions all bring me back around to this point: being an American is not incompatible with Christianity. But Christ must be placed before nationality in order to establish a truly Christ-centered vision. Which term modifies the other becomes very important. Not to mention that they might lead to very different results.

Very different results.