Dessert

"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."

OK, I am not a constitutional lawyer, so can somebody please explain how we turned "Congress shall make no law..." into no nativity scene for Christmas at City Hall, or no displaying the Ten Commandments at a courthouse?

Isn't that sort of "prohibiting the free exercise thereof"?

Just wondering...

RH

Food for Thought

"The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States."

Remember how everybody was making a big deal about Mitt Romney being a Mormon? Or JFK being Catholic, or claiming (falsely) that Barack Obama is Muslim? Or just generally asking questions about a candidates religious beliefs to determine whether they are fit for office?

I do.

RH