True, Congress shall not prohibit the free exercise thereof, AND what is not delegated to the federal shall go to the state ….
But
In THIS case, can states determine for themselves that Christmas is a religious holiday and is somehow un Constitutional ?
well the state must obey the constitution- they can’t for instance declare Christianity or any religion against the law- they also can’t determine that religious holidays are illegal- unless they violate someone’s rights (Lets suppose a ‘religion’s’ practice is to steal other people’s property’- this is clearly a violation of people’s rights- so this ‘religion’s’ illegal practice would be be banned, and rightfully so)
I don’t believe a state can prohibit the free exercise of a religion UNLESS as stated above, it violates people’s actual rights (Note- offending someone is not illegal- people don’;t have a right to demand a religion or religious ceremony be made illegal simply because they are offended- only when it violates an actual right do they have the right to ask a government to ban it)
I think the key is does it violate an actual right? For instance, does Christmas force a person to convert under penalty of the law if they don’t? The answer of course is no it doesn’t- Simply because it might offend some folks doesn’t mean it’s unconstitutional