"John Gaquin" wrote in message
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"Wayne.B" wrote in message .

When I was 7 or 8 years old I was smart enough to understand
separation of church and state. .

No. When you were 7 or 8 years old in the fifties you were able to grasp
the rudiments of a simplistic explanation. Apparently, you haven't given
the matter much observation or thought since.



Try looking at it from the viewpoint of the original Americans and it might
be easier to understand the problem. This assumes, of course, that you
realize the original Americans were pagans, not Christians.