[texastoo]

The argument could be that church bells are historical since our country was founded on Christianity.

I wonder what Judge Moore's opinion of this is.

[Steve_Seattle]

"The argument could be that church bells are historical since our country was founded on Christianity."

For a long time in this country, it was understood that the government could enforce what was called "general Christianity," a kind of non-denominational obeisance to Biblical and Christian principles; this was not believed to violate the First Amendment. It was understood that Christianity had a certain "pride of place" in the USA and that public policy, and the law, could defend specifically Christian values - hence the "blue laws" of yesteryear, swearing on the Bible, etc. Needless to say, this doctrine has severely eroded in the last 50 years, and it is unlikely it could be resurrected in this instance to ban the Islamic prayer.