Originally Posted by
Chris99
There are many examples I can choose from, but to stay on the subject, just Google "Christmas carols at schools" and read up. You'll also find there that the VA banned any Christmas carols that mention God in (at least) one of their hospitals...seriously?
I will google as directed, and find a story where the constitution was enforced. I want you to google "Christmas carols banned at church" "Christmas carols banned in man's backyard," "Christmas carols banned at catholic school", "Christmas carols banned at restaurant" (you might find this one, but before claiming victory, do you aver that your religious freedoms trump the restauranteurs property rights? If so, I'll take it up on debate). My point is you can carol in about 99% of 'Merica, but you want to ***** about the 1% that you can't. I like a good "Silent Night" carol just as much as the next guy, I just like my Constitution a little more...
Visible expressions of religion have been legally allowed to occur on US government property since this country was founded; do another Google search for recent court cases where the ACLU/etc. have tried to stop it in recent years and failed.
[/B]If we were to be arguing this in 1830, you would be arguing, "We've allowed slavery and prevented women from voting since this country was founded" and I guess you'd want me to cede right then and there. Well we've progressed, slowly, and we're slowly progressing on this issue.[B]