[cwb]

"When neutral means hostile, there can't be much discussion."

That's exactly my point...because we don't have religiously neutral government...and I fear we never will for the reasons I stated.

"Oh, and you didn't comment on the Boy Scouts in San Diego
discriminating on a religious basis. Shall we let that
fall over the side unremarked?"

I don't know...are you going to respond to the descrimination of those who hold religious beliefs and have suffered for them?

[gcruse]

That's exactly my point...because we don't
have religiously neutral government.

We can agree on that.  As long as sessions are
opened with prayers and references to God appear
in the pledge and on the currency, we cannot be
said to have religiously neutral government.

[gcruse]

descrimination of those who hold religious beliefs and have suffered for them?

I thought we put the Inquistion behind us.  And I don't
recall reading about anything so horrific in the US lately.

[gcruse]

Here, lemme help.  This is from the Philadelphia Inquirer

The reason for the conflict is the Boy Scouts' policy of excluding against gays and atheists, dictated by the national organization, said Barbara Grant, the mayor's spokeswoman.