[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

Interesting quotes from Washington. Since you have them so handy, I am certain that if had ever said anything to support the idea that the government should forbid religious beliefs from being expressed in public institutions, you would have cited them. Since you failed to do so, it is obvious that no such statements exist.

As for Samuel Adams, the Adams you referred to was his cousin John. Samuel Adams played an insignifigant role in the founding, as opposed to the revolutionary process, and was in almost complete disagreement with John in his political attitudes.

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

Oops, you referred to last names only, not first names. However, as in my last post, Sam had little to do with the adoption of the new Constitution.

[donh]

Interesting quotes from Washington. Since you have them so handy, I am certain that if had ever said anything to support the idea that the government should forbid religious beliefs from being expressed in public institutions, you would have cited them. Since you failed to do so, it is obvious that no such statements exist.

Uh huh. No one says that. What the current court says is governments can't spend money on it. No court finding, of which I am aware, nor any statement of Washington's, forbids a student or a legislative representative, or a postman from saying a prayer. It prevents them all from perverting an expensive public forum into a pulpit for the benefit of one religion to the exclusion of others.

As was obviously intended by Washington (and from the quotes I have given) , Madison, the Establishment clause, and the current Supreme Court.