Governmental religious expressions are not harmless.

In disputes over church-state separation, “ceremonial deism” has become a legal doctrine heavily relied upon by those who wish to defend governmental religiosity. Though the concept has been around for decades, ceremonial deism has been seen with increasing frequency since 2004, when it was used in a concurring opinion by Justice Sandra Day O’Connor to uphold the “under God”  wording of the Pledge of Allegiance.

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