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Thank you for your reply! I look forward to your further replies when you have the opportunity.

That has nothing to do with whether or not we interpret the first amendment’s establishment clause as applying to atheism.

That is the point. Our interpretations of the Constitution do not have the force of law. The interpretations of the Supreme Court do.

And at this point, atheism is a "religion" under the Establishment Clause according to "controlling legal precedent."

But we’re getting pretty far off-topic, I think. The issue here is about this lawsuit against the National Prayer Day, right?

Indeed, but if you read through the links provided up-thread it is obvious the atheists' suit has little to no chance of success.

“Our interpretations of the Constitution do not have the force of law. The interpretations of the Supreme Court do.”

Of course. I was using “we” to refer to us as a nation, as a law-creating entity which includes the actions of the Supreme Court.

Again, the point is this: The fact that the Supreme Court interprets atheism as a religion for the purposes of interpreting the first amendment has no impact whatsoever on the laws regulating what counts as science or on the laws keeping evolution in, and Intelligent Design out of, the classroom.

I just don’t see anything here which will further the Intelligent Design movement. Thus, I predict that you will have to find another reason to eat popcorn.

As for the lawsuit regarding the National Prayer Day, I’m not so sure it is doomed to failure. This is not to say that I think it will succeed. If I had to guess, I’d say it will probably fail, actually. But I am hopeful.