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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;......
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Seems to me the government (Fed, State, Local), shouldn't promote or discourage any new or existing religion but they should accomodate the people they serve.
Government property = common property.
If the resident Christians want to put up a nativity, hey, knock yourself out.
The Jews say we want a menorah, OK, have at it.
Ralf worships sheep, uh, go do that in private.
If you truly want to separate government from religion, I'm in favor, but not by repressing public expression. If the Christian kid sees a menorah or a pagan celebration and questions what it's about, he all might learn a little more. He might be less fearful of others.
