[MEGoody]

"It was a letter. It has no legally binding power."

Hmmmm. . .that would also be true of the letter from Jefferon that is often sited re: separation of church and state. And yet, the liberals never seem to mention THAT is "only a letter."

[roberbaran]

>"It was a letter. It has no legally binding power." Hmmmm. . .that would also be true of the letter from Jefferon that is often sited re: separation of church and state. And yet, the liberals never seem to mention THAT is "only a letter."

Instead of liberals, I think you mean atheists. In general (and I've been on LOTS of atheist/Christian argument lists) most atheists use it as one evidence that not all the founding fathers were Christian.

[Alan Chapman]

...that would also be true of the letter from Jefferon that is often sited re: separation of church and state.

I'm certain even you can see the danger in allowing government to be used as a means to advance one's religious dogma. The religious dogma of officeholders may not always be consistent with your own.