Wow. Just.. Wow...

The Constitution CLEARLY forbids passing such a law and you then say it can "support" and "endorse"?? How does the government do that without passing laws? I must REALLY be missing what you're saying.

And I *am* correct because every single challenge (at least the ones I've heard of when it comes to displaying the Commandments) has upheld separation. Only legal challenges can be ruled on - so has anyone brought forth a suit challenging the hanging of the Ten Commandments in the USSC?

Nobody thought about it before the challenges occurred. it didn't dawn upon THE MAJORITY that leading a class prayer was a state endorsement of an establishment of religion (specifically: prayer). Note that Catholic schools are PERFECTLY within their rights to have a prayer. Those are private schools and work under different rules. (And that covers the whole 'free exercise' clause

Yes, I picked out Jefferson, but you said NONE of the Founding Fathers advocated such separation so I chose to pick my favorite *and* to point out that it IS in the Federalist Papers.

The myth that separation is a myth IS A MYTH. I grant you that it's taken a very long time for all of the ramifications to work themselves out but it IS an ongoing process.

And, just for the record, the quote is "or prohibiting the free exercise thereof" - I'm guessing it was just a typo where you ended up omitting 'prohibiting'.

But it doesn't change the fact that "establishment" is a NOUN, not a VERB. The state cannot force you to pray in school in the morning, to take the school prayer example.