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Originally Posted by Jerrek
There is nothing in the Constitution that demands a separation of church and state. The First Amendment has applies to the Congress, the federal government, not the State governments. State governments have a right to create a state church. The Founding Fathers didn't want Congress to establish a national church. They did not intend to forbid every little activity on government property.
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The US Supreme Court has interpreted it differently to you
(yes, I know I've already quoted this....)
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"The establishment of religion clause of the First Amendment means at least this: Neither a state nor the Federal Government can set up a church. Neither can pass laws which aid one religion, aid all religions, or prefer one religion over another. Neither can force nor influence a person to go to or to remain away from church against his will or force him to profess a belief or disbelief in any religion."
Justice Hugo Black, Majority opinion, Everson v Board of Education
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The First Amendment has applies to the Congress, the federal government, not the State governments
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Also, I thought that the Constitution, and its Amendments, applied to the whole country - not just the Federal government - While anything *not* specifically mentioned in the Constitution remained the preserve of the individual States.
Amendment 10: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the
Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the
States respectively, or to the people."