"Christianity" (in quotes)

Found a great article over at Harpers.org, about "Christianity" in America, which points out that "Three quarters of Americans believe the Bible teaches that "God helps those who help themselves." That is, three out of four Americans believe that this uber-American idea...which was in fact uttered by Ben Franklin, actually appears in Holy Scripture. (Ed: It can actually be traced back even farther to Greek Mythology.) The thing is, not only is Franklin's wisdom not biblical; it's counter-biblical. Few ideas could be further from the gospel message, with its radical summons to love of neighbor."

And that: "Despite the Sixth Commandment, we are, of course, the most violent rich nation on earth, with a murder rate four or five times that of our European peers."

Or that: "Despite Jesus' strong declarations against divorce, our marriages break up at a rate—just over half—that compares poorly...with, say, that of the godless Dutch, whose divorce rate is just over 37 percent."

Could it be that America's "Christian" identity is nothing more than lip service? Saints preserve us!