Thanks for that SASless - the detail of history never was my strong point.
Interesting point you make about we have within our Bill of Rights, an article(amendment) that prohibits a "state sponsored or state created religion" in view of the Ruling that the California federal judges made only a few weeks ago, that the words "one nation under God", in the Pledge of Allegiance infringe the constitutional spearation of church and state. Do you agree with the view that this means that the words "In God We Trust" should be removed from every dollar bill?