Then we must abolish the Chaplain Corps in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Taken together, the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause do not mean that religion must be stripped from public life. In 1793, the laying ceremony for the Capitol cornerstone included a religious service in which George Washington participated. Since the First Amendment was ratified two years earlier and the Founding Fathers were alive and kicking and many were attending that ceremony, the original intent of the Founding Fathers is self evident.
Taken together, the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause mean that the Government cannot establish one religion as the favored one as was the case with the Church of England.
That meaning has now been totally perverted by having some favored religions and some Politically Incorrect religions, to wit, lighting a menorah is a O.K. because it is "secular" because (insert Bravo Sierra excuse here) but a creche is verboten because it is "religious".
Primary net result: Judaism is now one of the Politically Correct established religions and Christianity is now one of the prohibited religions.
Secondary net result: Christians and Jews are at each other's throats every December.
The true meaning of the First Amendment allows ALL religious displays, as long as no religion is specifically discriminated against. If the Governor want to light a Menorah or place a creche, that is exactly what the First Amendment intended as long as no religion is considered to be favored above any other.