Oh for God's sake. I explained it.
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YOU'VE EXPLAINED CRAP! That's it. NOTHING. It's a damned good thing you aren't in a position which requires the use of a human brain.
Okay, I've explained this twice. One more time.
To erect religious symbols on public property may violate the "respecting an establishment of religion" clause in the First Amendment for two reasons that you may not be grasping:
1. Putting a bunch of religious symbols on public property can appear that the government is endorsing religion, which violates the establishment clause.
2. Public property is owned by the government, and it requires laws to be passed to create and maintain it.
So instead of throwing more crap at me, tell me what you either disagree with or don't understand in the above so I can clarify, okay?
Respecting an establishment of religion is NOT a clause to itself. It's part of a sentence. The sentence is:
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. "
Congress shall make no LAW respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. Read it. What does it say? Can you comprehend it? It's not "Government will respect an establishment of religion" It's not "Government will endorse an establishment of religion" It's not "Government shall no place religious symbols on public land". It's "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion". That's the sentence. For the love of all that is holy, is there a problem with that.
It's the same with the people who take the 2nd amendment out of context to try to excuse gun control. You have to read the WHOLE thing. You can't read a part of a sentence and take it out of context. Congress does not have to respect religion, they can make no law respecting an establishment of religion. Respecting isn't the definition from the Aretha Franklin song. The "respecting" means:
1. a particular, detail, or point (usually prec. by in): to differ in some respect.
2. relation or reference: inquiries with respect to a route.
Congress shall make no law in relation to the establishment of a religion. That's the 1st. That's it. Is it clear to you now?
Take a deep breath, maybe drink a beer, calm yourself down, and read post 197.
Dumbass argument built on misconception, misinterpretation, and by taking a sentence fragment out of context. That's it.