Nice dodge. I give you your atheist state, with its "separation of church and state", its "freedom from religion" and its utopian tolerance for all ...
... and you respond with WTO, WalMart, and Christmas decorations.
When society tosses out God, it tosses out the basis of man's rights, and descends into a brutal totalitarian nightmare.
As a matter of fact, it can be argued that more people have died in the name of atheism than for any other cause.
There can be too much freedom, too much power to religious zealots just as there can be too little freedom. There is a common theory among many that after the fall of communism, a new way ( a third way ) to global stability could be achieved by merging public-private partnerships and by removing religious overtones from governmental leadership. This way all people are represented equally and a market is allowed to prosper, within a strict set of boundaries that prevent the type of abuse seen today with Mr. Ebbers. This ruling is but a small tip of the hat to the third way. PS Don't worry, Bush will take 04 easily -on this issue. The ruling won't stand, but it's simply a step in a certain direction.