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To: Steve_Seattle
The Founding Fathers would be utterly amazed to hear the establishment clause invoked to prohibit the voluntary expression of a religious belief in a public school.

Yes, especially since they encouraged the use of the bible in schools.

But America of today does not resemble America of then. The America of today has a government is "de facto" atheist. Since secular humanism is a religion according to the supreme court, isn't the promotion of secular humanism (i.e. atheism in practice) tantamount to a true violation of the Establishment Clause? I would say it is.

37 posted on 01/21/2004 9:59:51 AM PST by exmarine ( sic semper tyrannis)
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To: exmarine
"But America of today does not resemble America of then. The America of today has a government is "de facto" atheist. Since secular humanism is a religion according to the supreme court, isn't the promotion of secular humanism (i.e. atheism in practice) tantamount to a true violation of the Establishment Clause? I would say it is."

I would say so too. What ever happened to 'equal protection under the law?' Shouldn't that include 'equal expression' as well? I would say so.

39 posted on 01/21/2004 10:13:32 AM PST by Eastbound
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