This raises the old point, that the winners get to write the official history, and that they are (since they won) necessarily on the side of "right".
"And while that conversion to Christianity by a woman who earlier had killed her mother , maybe a genuine conversion??; the state still fried her, like a piece of bacon. Let me guess, you are a Christian...Jesus would be so proud.
If the US is really independent of any religion they should strike all references to God. ie. on Money: "In God We Trust" in our pledge of allegiance: "One nation under God", In all Oaths and court proceedings. Otherwise the Country has an inherent bias and conflicts in these types of witch hunts. For a country full of smart and resourceful people we sure have our share of boneheads in powerful political positions.
Our laws and Constitution are based upon Christian/Judeo values. The Constitution separates Church and State not God and State. The idea is that the Church leaders are not the ones to take power of government and make the laws.