[Texas_Jarhead]

Ok, so you believe it logical to silence public religious expression by office holders. Doubt I could do much to change that ridiculous conclusion. That's like saying feel free to speak your mind, just not out loud.

As for your insinuation that Jesus had a problem with public prayer all I can say is that I guess we each take away different things from reading the Bible. In my readings of the NT such an assertion was never made apparent to me.

[highball]

Ok, so you believe it logical to silence public religious expression by office holders. Doubt I could do much to change that ridiculous conclusion. That's like saying feel free to speak your mind, just not out loud.

That's not what Stone Mountain is saying at all.

Public figures may speak their mind. But when they start giving special benefits to one faith (such as free advertising), they can't deny them to any other faith.

[Stone Mountain]

As for your insinuation that Jesus had a problem with public prayer all I can say is that I guess we each take away different things from reading the Bible. In my readings of the NT such an assertion was never made apparent to me.

There's this from Matthew right before he gives the Lord's Prayer:

And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.(Matthew 6:5-6 ).