Originally Posted by
MellowGold
If government money goes towards the religious symbol, the government is sponsoring the religion. Period. How is THIS mixed up? I do NOT want my taxes (yes, I do pay an income tax which I do not get all back) going towards a religious symbol that I DO NOT BELIEVE IN. I would rather just have the money back.
Sponsoring religous activities is completely different than endorsing them. I do not like a lot of the things my taxes go to and I feel very strongly about those issues as people feel strongly about money going to religion. I am not a small person that I get threatened by other people's beliefs, sadly there are a lot of those people in this world.