"H. Adam Stevens" wrote in message


" Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,
or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of
speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to
assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
"

Seems to me "no" means "no" as in "none", "not any", "zero".

The quote wasn't intended to be verbatim, but thanks for posting the text as
it illustrates my point quite clearly. Read the text carefully: "Congress
shall make no law respecting an establisment of religion or prohibiting the
free exercise thereof..."

Where does it say that the Treasury cannot use "In God we trust" on its
money? Where does it say that Congress shall not acknowledge God (with the
prayer before each session, for instance)? What law has been passed that
establishes a religion? What law infringes the people's free exercise
thereof?

One more point: Don't misconstrue my position on this as an endorsement of
any religion, either. The point I'm trying to make is this amendment
was intended to prevent the establishment of a state-sponsored religion
(like the Church of England), not to turn the government into an atheist or
agnostic entity. You still need to find a better argument than the US
Constitution.

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John T
http://tknowlogy.com/tknoFlyer
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