I can only find one real hole in what you wrote - any other differences I have with your position are minor. But you said:
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The Bible, and Christian principles in general, are being censored from our public schools and, in fact, from the whole “public square.” Under the guise of adhering to the “separation of church and state doctrine,” judges and other government officials are disallowing Christianity in all venues administered by the United States government.
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It is simply not true. What *is* true is that *if* you allow (to take a classic case) a nativity scene on the common, you *have* to allow a menorah or other religiouse symbols. You cannot show preference for one over the other.
Schools *are* allowed to talk about the Bible - *and* other religions.
HOWEVER - gutless and lilly-livered politicians don't want to step into waters where they actually have to THINK or perhaps defend an unpopular position (like if a pagan group wanted a Yule display in a more conservative community) so they take the "no tolerance" approach (which I equate to 'no thinking').
Yes, we were founded by Deists who where *greatly* influenced by Christian (many say judeo-Christian) principals. But they were smart enough to know the dangers of "one sect versus another" and said none could appear to be akin to the Teacher's Pet.
223 years of challenges has meant a lot of analysis and legal hair-splitting has happened over the years. It's easy to see where that can cause a lot of frustration. I mean, having a high-school football team say a prayer before a game doesn't seem like much (and if it's a Catholic high-school, there's no problem with that). But if it's a public school, what happens when the first Jewish kid in on that team and gets beaten up because he doesn't "accept Christ as his Lord and Saviour" (as happened in Texas, if memory serves)?
By the same token, *nobody* should be able to tell you me or anyone else how to worship behind closed doors, on private property or anywhere else that isn't on public land so long as nobody's rights are being violated (i.e. sharia law, the Catholic priest scandal, Bakker's fraud, etc).
And, Richie, I can't tell you how much I appreciate your willingness to expand upon your views. Too often, these days, we're influenced by sound-bite mania. You'd think that with a half-dozen 24/7 news channels, they'd have time for REAL news, not just reporting what was in Paris Hilton's purse during her last arrest or which rehab facility Lindsay Lohan has checked into.