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i agree with you there strange, america has pretty much divided itself into two.
let me compare Britain and the States for examples of a christian country by nature, and a christain country by thought.
for thousands of years, britain has been a christian society, our basic laws and morals are based around it, along with our whole society.
this is where religion becomes the state, and what the induvidual choses to believe after that is their choice. this can be seen in most european cultures.
in america, what we see is a very large area where religion has put itself away in a corner and not done much while the rest of the country has done it's own thing.
but, because everyones in the same boat, everyone gets overly annoyed at each other, because, in theory, religion is just an extra thing, seperated from the state.
but, because america is based upon governing practices set out in britain and other european nations, you still have the last bit of general nastyness when the two cultures combine, especially because both are so powerful.
ok, that was a complete and utter ramble about general rubbish, but in answer to your question, no, americans don't have any divine right to call on, just superimposed beliefs.
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