Gee - a federal holiday set aside to give thanks to God!? So many people get outraged about Christmas/religion and don't even realize how Thanksgiving was started. Why would Washington do this if he wanted a separation of church and state?? Hello, ACLU???
Separation of church and state is NOT in the Constitution. What they meant was that the state can't establish a religion and force people to practice it, as in the Church of England the Pilgrims escaped from when they came here.
The Founding Fathers were NOT atheists. They acknowledge God all through their writings. It's obvious they didn't intend our nation to be atheist.
The ACLU has been WAY out of line in forcing crosses and ten commandments to be removed to accommodate non-believers. They should be counter-sued for discrimination and harassment. Let them prove the founders intended our nation to be atheist.
In the case where the teacher is NOT ALLOWED to present the original historical documents to his class about Thanks Giving, because they mention God- What gives the ACLU the right to force a teacher to present a false history of Thanks Giving to his class?
( I never learned about this in School- I was taught the Indian version)
What happens if the ACLU decides that children need to be taught that the earth is flat, the moon is made of cheese, and 2+2=7 because the real facts might "offend"someone?
The Anti Christian Lawyers Union needs to be stopped and stopped now. They have NO RIGHT to inflict all the damage they have on our countries heritage.