Whether it violates the 1st Amendment is irrelevant to me. It is just plain dumb.
For those who predicted the media would report that O'Donnell lost this morning's debate, even though she trounced Coons, well.....you were right.
The phrase “separation of church and state” does not appear anywhere in the Constitution. Mr. Leckrone (A Widener University political scientist who was quoted in the article), which Constitution are you referring to?