Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
> Warp wrote:
> >   Of course it is. It's an implicit encouragement from the government for
> > people to follow a religious custom.

> Does this mean Black History Month implies you should go out and be Black 
> for a few weeks?

  How exactly does "Black History" imply "you should *be* black"?

  It implies that people should study and consider the history of black
people, doesn't it? So yes, it is quite a similar thing.

  Likewise "national day of prayer" promotes prayer. Not all people are
either firm believers or firm unbelievers. There *are* impressionable
people who may follow authority in these matters, and it's certainly *not*
the place for a secular government to promote religion.

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                                                          - Warp

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