Flashback: The Time SCOTUS Officially Declared the US a Christian Nation

When an ordinary public official refers to the United States as “a Christian nation,” the reference conveys an opinion.
When the United States Supreme Court uses this same phrase, however — and when the phrase serves as the primary justification for a unanimous decision that overturns a lower-court ruling — the phrase suddenly carries the weight of judicial precedent.
This is precisely what occurred the 1892 case Church of the Holy Trinity v. United States.
Justice David