Did the F.Fathers intend this result or foresee it? Of course not. They didn’t see the Supreme Court having the power it has now. It didn’t anticipate politically active atheists, either. And Christmas wasn’t celebrated like it is now. There WAS no secular aspect of it.

None of which says that the ACLU is trying to kill Christmas.

I personally believe that whoever is defending the 3rd Amendment is doing an amazing job. I seriously think they’ve upheld it 1000% percent of the time and applaud their efforts.

I read Bob’s article a couple days ago, and now it’s come up here, where I do my posting. I have to agree with Bob on this one. I’d rather see some Jewish and Islamic displays in town center to accompany Christian displays than no displays ever.

I think too many times, people look at a lack of Islamic or Jewish recognition as bias in support of Christians. I look at it as laziness on their parts to promote their holidays. Just because everyone else sits on their rights shouldn’t mean that Christians should lose theirs.

I know the next logical argument is to bring up Atheists and how it is offensive to them to even witness religion or holiday spirit. Quite frankly, I’ve never come across a more intolerant point of view.

The idea that a person can set themselves up to never experience another person’s point of view in a mixed society or any society is ludicrous. It would be akin to having a religion of a master race and having to interact with “lesser humans” that offend you because of their physical appearance and other genetic factors.

As for the 2nd—the ACLU obviously believes that the Amendment is a dead letter, like a lot of legit legal scholars. I disagree with them, but nothing in their mission requires an absolutist interpretation.