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A church, denomination or sect is an establishment of religion in the same way as a school is an establishment of education, or a hotel is an establishment of hospitality; that is, an entity established for a specific purpose, activity, etc.""
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion" prohibits the State from making laws with regard to (another definition of "respecting") sects, churches, denominations, whatever. By the same token, Congress is prohibited from making laws that favor one sect over another, or even belief over non-belief. UG and IGWT clearly favor Christians simply in using their deity's proper name, and in so doing violate the rights of everyone who is not a Christian.
The People have the right of free exercise; Congress does not. UG, IGWT and erecting the Ten Commandments is a violation in that they serve to endorse a religious opinion by force of laws that govern ALL Americans. The First Amendment simply states that our government is obligated to be secular, and officially have NO opinion with regard to religion.
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