Unpopular at Parties

I remember at the beginning of the semester that our Professor said that if we actually answered the statement at a party in regards to being founded as a Christian Nation, we probably would become, well, not so very popular. This Easter, well, thanks to Newsweek ( http://www.newsweek.com/id/192915 ) the subject came up and of course, knowing me, I had to answer the "Well the answer is both Yes and No and here is why...." I was totally entertained as I saw my family members' eyes glaze over, people got fidgety and then wandered off, changing the subject. I had to laugh. As a matter of fact I told my mother, "My Professor said that would happen". So, I wanted to enlighten everyone that it is true, people have a pre-determination of how our country was founded and if by some chance you try to actually answer someone about the subject, people don't want to hear it. I can totally understand that since the answer is so damn conveluded anyway that getting to the point is quite difficult to do in a short time frame. I just wanted to report back that the Professor is right, don't mention it at parties or holidays.