That ain't even CLOSE to state-sponsored religion.

For real examples of state sponsored or oppressed religions, try Iran, Iraq,
Europe in Middle Ages, Soviet Russia, Cambodia's Kmer Rouge, the Vatican,
etc for examples. The differences might be too subtle for you to see, but
to most folks, the difference is like night and day.


"John Harlow" wrote in message
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I do not want to see ANY
religious references on government issued documents; their presence
is quite presumptions and offensive.

That is the crux of your argument: You don't *want* to see any reference
to
religion. That's a far different matter than trying to claim that "In
God
we trust", for example, is illegal.


If that's not state sponsored religion I don't know what is. "In God (or
Allah, Buddha, Satan or whoever) we trust" simply has no place on a
government issued document, no matter how many people it makes feel all
warm
and fuzzy.