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Barton defends the idea that the government should be able to erect war memorials in the shape of a cross. He simply does not acknowledge the implications this has for soldiers who are Jewish, Muslin, Buddhist or areligious who fought and died for our nation, or the implications for all of us, Christian as well, who want to ensure that the government will always respect the free practice of our religions. It is contrary to the basic principles of our Constitution to spend tax dollars that promote and preference one particular religion over others, no matter what Mr. Barton would like to pretend. That is what the Founders had in mind when they barred the government from establishing religion in the 1st Amendment, and the courts have been solid in developing this principle into a workable body of law that protects the unassaultable rights for all people to practice their religion freely in private, but sets reasonable restrictions on religion in the public sphere so that government does not get into the business of promoting one particular religious ideology whether intentionally or unintentionally. Barton is an ideologue and polemicist and his ideas are wildly out of step with long-established mainstream legal analysis that is critical to protecting ALL Americans' freedom of worship. And the personal religious practices of the Founders are irrelevant to the freedoms that they sought to guarantee to all succeeding generations. I am quite sure the Founders would strongly disapprove the arguments put forth in this book.