They converted a nonsecular event into one that entirely secular - if you do not fit into their particular brand of religious ideology then you need not apply. If I remember correctly the first amendment states:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. Its been interpreted, rightly so, that this applies to any monies religious groups receive from the government. By requiring their coordinators to sign an affirmation to a particular branch of Christianity, that violates the First Amendment, therefore the government has to withdraw support entirely from this group. >It isn't such a big deal that fundamentalists require the coordinators of >*their recognition* of the National Day of Prayer also be fundamentalists. >This doesn't mean that the Day belongs to the fundamentalists any more than >Thanksgiving belongs to the Pilgrims. > > > > >In that case any government support ought to be withdrawn, based on the >separation clause. > >Nice to see that the fundies are as inclusive as ever. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:259502 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
