There is no “separation of church and state” in the Constitution. The question is, what activities or policies taken by the federal, state, or local governments actually constitute “establishment of religion”. Merely praying by officials or talking about our Judeo-Christian heritage and values does not force anyone to believe or accept religion. IMO, the right to free exercise of religion, as long as no person is thereby excluded from participating fully in civic or political affairs, outweighs the possibility that non Christians become “offended”. The problem today is that we have a religion, Islam, becoming more prevalent, but which is antithetical to the tenets of Western civilization and our Judeo-Christian based mores and laws.
Very well said.