Why does in god we trust not violate the constitution?

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34. You misunderstand "state".

You try, but it fails. This was strictly a restriction on the supra-state *federal* government. My *state* had an official religion.

They're not the same thing, states vs the federal government. Some had issues, but they were also hands-off.

Note that the status of Thanksgiving is seldom protested--but that was the very topic that begat the "wall of separation" lingo at whose altar so many worship. A proclamation of a day of thanksgiving would violate that "wall" and be doubly unconstitutional, without authorization for a president to proclaim and without authorization for Congress to grant authority to the prez. Yet what's up in 3 weeks? Something that few say is anathema to the Constitution.

We have federal holidays like Xmas and Easter. But "in g-d we trust" gets the ire. T-day, and the others get us days off or double-time pay.

I'm okay with my personal and sick days going to my religion's holidays. I'm not okay with having to take off as forced down-time to honor others' religious holidays *and* use my days off for my religion. Yet meaningless phrases torment some.