Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site we53.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!ihnp4!mgnetp!we53!bmt From: bmt@we53.UUCP ( B. M. Thomas ) Newsgroups: net.religion,net.religion.jewish,net.religion.christian Subject: Re: Separation of Church and State ? Message-ID: <337@we53.UUCP> Date: Sun, 7-Jul-85 02:29:31 EDT Article-I.D.: we53.337 Posted: Sun Jul 7 02:29:31 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 8-Jul-85 00:49:33 EDT References: <2413@pegasus.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Technologies - St. Louis Missouri Lines: 9 Xref: watmath net.religion:7209 net.religion.jewish:2168 net.religion.christian:838 Find that phrase in the Constitution and you win a cigar. You are referring to the popular interpretation of the "establishment clause" which says that Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, etc.. The Christian holiday(if it is one) called Christmas is something that the nation at that time fully agreed upon, and it was clearly their intention that it should be so. brian