To: Fruitbat
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion... Doesn't apply to thier request as Congress is not be extoled to establish a relgion. Instead, they are be called to recognize a specific religions "holy month" as being a "special" occasion. We shouldn't do it (at least not unless we do it as well for every other religion!!), but the First Amendment does not prohibit it!
14 posted on
09/27/2005 3:45:34 AM PDT by
An.American.Expatriate
(Here's my strategy on the War against Terrorism: We win, they lose. - with apologies to R.R.)
To: An.American.Expatriate
Not even mentioned is that the holiday moves back an average of two weeks every year due to differences between the Hegra and our calendar. The start of Ramadan can't even be scheduled in advance within a week.
21 posted on
09/27/2005 3:57:10 AM PDT by
Hillarys Gate Cult
("Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong." - Ronald Reagan)
To: An.American.Expatriate
Good point. I stand corrected.
41 posted on
10/07/2005 11:56:17 AM PDT by
Fruitbat
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