It would help to get webster's dictionary OF THAT Time and see why this would not be supportable.
Alt Reading A: Congress shall make no law that deals with the subject of any enterprise of religion.
Alt Reading B: Congress shall make no law that deals with an ESTABLISHING of a particular religion (as an official national religion.)
I think we are in general agreement here. From my studies of the period, I believe that the intent of the founders was to ensure that the national government would not, in any way, interfere with the practice of religion, though for the most part they were all intensely religious men by todays standards(Excepting, of course, a few notable atheists). I do not think they would have approved of the Feds today prohibiting things like a teacher wearing a crucifix in the classroom or displaying nativity scenes on public property and they certainly would have been appalled at the subject of this thread. Unfortunately, living on a sailboat, I don't have any reference material at hand so I can't give any relevant quotes. I'm working from my admittedly not as good as it once was memory.
By the way, I appreciate your open-mindedness.
Hey, when you're wrong, you're wrong. I'd rather have my mistakes pointed out and corrected, so I can be right next time, than continue to embarrass myself.