[Bluntpoint]

However, some of Judge Moore's biggest defenders says says this is as much a freedom of religion question than any other (freedom of religion v. freedom from religion).

If the Judge was execising such freedom with the errection of a Mary statute, do you think the folks here would be so stridently behind him?

[sfRummygirl]

It is a freedom of religion issue. That is why I mentioned the Savage braodcast yesterday, when he said the Universalist church is now advocating taking the crosses down form it's (and I think other denominations) churches, because it may offend non Christians.
That's not about freedom, it's about people desperately needing good psychotherapy.
And again, if the founding fathers had written our governing laws with a deep basis on specifically Mary, for some reason, then yes, she should be left as a historical and rooted figure. However, they didn't do that. So I don't know why you are talking about Mary.