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In article <4037@wyse.wyse.com> jmunro@wyse.wyse.com (Jim Munro x2497) writes:
>Well despite the lack of established religion, the US still manages to bring
>religion into almost everything. Evry coin says 'In God We Trust' for starters.

Yep.  We need to quit that.

>Every President is expected to be an active Christian, 

That's because the voting majoruity are christians, and that's who they vote 
for.  It is not a requirement of the office.

the airwaves are jammed with
>fundamentalist claptrap, 

This is not state-sponsored.

>and even schoolbooks are 'cebsored' by fundamentalist
>groups who have successfully fought for the exclusion of overtly Darwinian
>material.

This is one of the consequences of an elected school board being directly 
responsible to the electorate.  If the fundies in the area get loud enough, 
they can influance the board.

>
>Every school or College graduation is opened and closed by a religious figure.

Participation is not mandatory.

>
>Give me the good old styate religion anytime. I went to a Church sponsored school,
>as did my children. We all learned by example at an early age a healthy 
>disrespect for religion and its practioners. 

I doubt that.  More likely you learnd a healthy respect for ONE religion and 
its practicioners.  My fellow christians are notoriously intolerant.

After all, if it is forced on
>you by the government it must be bad right?

No, if it is forced on you by the state, the forcing is bad.  (I also oppose 
state floridation of water, for the same reason.)

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