[exDemMom]

From the quote, I guess she is a strict constitutionalist. Awesome.

The establishment clause states that government shall not establish a religion. If anyone knows the history of the Church of England, they will understand the reasoning behind that clause. If I were a judge, I would challenge anyone bringing a lawsuit which is aimed at preventing religious displays to explain exactly how those displays forced them to become religious. If they cannot make the case that seeing a display on public land is equivalent to forcing them to attend a state directed religious service every Sunday, they have no case.

[Sgt_Schultze]

The 1A doesn’t forbid establishing a religion, it forbids government meddling in a religious establishment.

Congress shall make no law respecting (regarding) an establishment of religion (an establishment of bowling), or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;

Here is a link to an interesting short article that discusses the states and their established religions during and after the adoption of the BoR.