So separation of church and state doesn't apply if the religion has strict rules of adherence like Islam?
Notice the ACLU is strangely absent here.
freebilly wrote:
"Christmas has no requirements regarding fasting, prayer, etc., that would impact the school day, so it's not a parallel situation."
So separation of church and state doesn't apply if the religion has strict rules of adherence like Islam?
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I wish I would have thought of that. But then again aren't there some rules of Christmas such as humility, servitude, and charity? Unfortunately these are not taught in our school system as Christian values because that would be recognizing religion. And I thought the amendment was no "...establishment of religion" wher a recognition of such is quite different. A group of Senators praying before a session is quite different than making it a requirement to be a member of a certain religion or church to be a Senator. Which is the case in some countries. Well, I guess we'll all be arguing this one till the cows come home.