Quote Originally Posted by LDAHL View Post
I think this is another area in which left and right talk past each other. The right seems to look at the establishment clause as a prohibition on government support of any particular church. The left view it more as a general purpose gag order.
I think that most progressives (those that think practices ought to be adjusted as society evolves) think that the establishment clause was intended to ensure that all citizens should have freedom of conscience. We all should be able to choose our own religious path or none without interference from the government. The state should not tell people what to believe, how to believe, or how to practice their beliefs. Also government should be prevented from enforcing anyone’s religious rules on the public.

Peace