[Dunstan McShane]

That is interesting but not relevant. You cannot extrapolate from your own experience and use that limited experience to deny one religion the rights enjoyed by others.

God in heaven, man, I have to run my brain into exegetical overdrive to get from "I doubt the motives of some who pray in public" to "Therefore, I intend to deny them the right to their religion." I am Christian, and I doubt the motives of many Christians who pray in public.

I was--or had thought I was--commenting on individual motives, not the constitutionality of their actions. It seems that it's getting harder for people to distinguish between the two.

[highball]

Well, I'm sorry if I misread your intent.

But when you post on a thread about a city denying the right of some religions to participate in the prayer before a public meeting, and post doubts on whether followers of that faith really believe what they say they believe, I think confusions are understandable.

Thank you for the clarification. I apologize if you were offended by my misunderstanding.