> I don't get how separation of church and
> state is biased against churches. The
> separation of church and state is as much to
> protect the integrity of churches as it is to
> protect the integrity of the state. State run
> religion (and religion run state) are bad for
> everyone involved, and this is why the
> constitution is fairly adamant that neither
> shall be allowed to control the other.

Separation of church and state (hereafter
refered to as "SoCaS") shouldn't be biased
either way. Neither should be allowed to
control the other, but that doesn't mean that
religion should be completely absent from
government or vice versa.

Unfortunately, the ACLU seems to take that
view. Judging from their actions, they seem to
feel that anything having anything at all to do
with government, such as federally funded
public schools, government buildings,
national parks, etc., should be completely
freed from any religious influence whatsoever.

I don't think that SoCaS is biased against
churches/religion, but it sure does seem like
the ACLU is.

Grishny