it is NOT making public display illegal sir, only government SANCTION of religion unconstitutional. which it is.
as a nation devoted to freedom, we set ourselves apart by allowing individuals to set thier own philosophical and spiritual compass. the government is composed of individuals as oppossed to being one in and of itself.
im pretty sure that i could put the ten commandments in my yard or on my car and noone would object.
(or even a judge in his chambers)
but we are talking about a NATION of LAWS created around a principle of FREEDOM (and based as much on the enlightenment and the age of reason and greek democracy and roman republicanism as it ever was christianity...a hybrid in and of itself) to worship our own gods. a judge or a commision or a publicly funded school cannot claim to hold that authority under our current constitution as it is not and individual.
congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of a religion was written and signed by our early government as a means of ensuring that it is not swayed by the bias of specificity with regards to religious dogma and its effects upon reason and justice.
we are ALL free to worship OR chose not too.
and, as it is ALL of our tax money and it is collectively OUR government. (meaning shared, not the possession of an elite or otherwise dogmatic minority)
THUS. in a free society if you want your kids to pray...send em to a religious school.
take the time to teach them rather than trying to tell others how to.
make em pray over thier wheaties for goodness sakes. that IS your business.
if you wish to be judged by god. fine. go to church and ask god to judge you.
on the stand? as god to look over you.
i ask only to be judged by a fair human with a decent mind for reason while on this earth...the rest is my business.
if you really want to see it another way... call a constitutional convention and get it amended. thats another great thing. it can be changed.
until then, will the people in the fancy robes and the righteous indignation please quit hogging the stage and get busy reading the bible with your kids so we dont have to.
please.
thank you.
peace.
