[Air Force Brat]

Sounds reasonable to me. As much as some may want to obtain support for their private religious views, the government has to be careful about endorsing such views. What I think some people forget is that small measures like this, which maintain the no establishment clause of the Constitution, also help protect religious freedom from infringement by the power of the government. If you seek governmental favor of your religion, be aware that what is favored today may fall into disfavor tomorrow. Better to maintain a separation from government and let religious ideas stand or fall on their own merits; without bias inflicted by governmental predilection.

[Air Force Brat]

And you need look no further than comment No. 2 for an indication of what I mean.

[kingpins10]

Actually, according to the founders, separation of church and state was intended to keep the state from restricting religions affairs. It was never intended by the founders to keep things like the 10 commandments out of court houses, etc. Any other interpretation is completely revisionist.

[TheBattman]

As much as some may want to obtain support for their private religious views, the government has to be careful about endorsing such views.

Yep, as demonstrated by Congress, in the early days after the Revolution, approved the first printing of the English Bible in the states for the espress reason "a neat edition of the Holy Scriptures for the use in schools"... and they then commissioned that printing, and officially endorsed it.

And the early textbooks for public schools - reading primers, that used Bible verses to teach reading.

Or John Jay, President of the Continental Congress during the Revolution, Secretary of State under Washington, and the original chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court who forcefully declared (in his roll as Chief Justice!): Providence has given to our people the choice of their rulers; and it is the duty - as well as the privilege and interest - of our Christian nation to select and prefer Christians for their rulers.

Or the 1892 U.S. Supreme Court decision that stated "No purpose of action against religion can be imputed to any legislation, state or national, because this is a religious people.... This is a Christian nation."

There are so many ways the government needs to avoid looking like it supports any one religion...

[True Republican Patriot]

YO! Thet have been receiving the flyovers for 40 years! Are you so blind that you don’t see the Obozo Message?