The First Amendment still reads: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."
That bete noir of the latest Xmas grinches, namely the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) states on their website, "The right of each and every American to practice his or her own religion, or no religion at all (free exercise), is among the most fundamental of the freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. The Constitution's framers understood very well that religious liberty can flourish only if the government leaves religion alone."
And does not by law respect the establishment of religion, I might add, which means no state religion, see? This is not a "Christian nation."
I remember a long time back that churches used to say "Put Christ back into Christmas." I also remember reading a long time ago somebody's idea that we keep the celebration of the birth of Christ on December 25 (we have no idea when in the year He actually was born but 12/25 will do quite nicely, thanks) and move this bah-humbug commercial holiday we've had for so long now to February 29, so we would have to endure it only every fourth year instead of every year.
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