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Good quoe. The original intent was *NOT* to forbid any 'helping hand' by Govt to religious sentiments as it does its business (eg as done with non-demoninational prayers in schools, or with Army chaplain) but to forbid the *establishment* of an Official Religion. The Founders had 200 years of sectarian violence in Europe as their historical memory and they wanted to obvious avoid it. They also had the memory of pilgrims, quakers, Catholics, etc., coming to practise freely from placed that coerced a particular public belief.

We need to restore the understanding of the 1st Amendment awa from this anti-religious gobbledegook that the ACLU has forced down our throats and back to an understanding of true religious toleration and mutual *acceptance* of voluntary religious sentiment.

[First Amendment]

We need to restore the understanding of the 1st Amendment awa from this anti-religious gobbledegook that the ACLU has forced down our throats and back to an understanding of true religious toleration and mutual *acceptance* of voluntary religious sentiment.

(I missed this latest installment of the 10 Commandments saga, but I thought this would interest you, especially in the light of your statement above.)

A good friend works for US Cellular, he is assistant manager in a small town in Northern California. Last year (and previous years) the store was decorated with a Christmas tree at the appropriate time of year. New edict from management - NO CHRISTMAS TREES! Why? They might offend someone. This is an example of how the government suppresses religious freedom. Obviously the gov't isn't telling US Cellular to omit Christmas trees, but they are afraid of lawsuits, the ACLU, and the generally oppressive atmosphere towards any religious expression.