"American public space is theistic and moral, but not Christian or spiritual."

"American public space 
is theistic and moral,
                            but not Christian or spiritual..

Many Christians founded America, 
but the public space
                            is not Christian, and it's not spiritual"
-H. Spees, p 218, 222 in "Street Saints:Renewing America's Cities"

Many implications here.  Start by reading the quoues in context here