If Feingold wins in 2008...

[Emsworth]

Theodore Roosevelt did not use a Bible in 1901. I suspect that he had to swear himself in to the Presidency suddenly upon McKinley's death; it is possible that no Bible was available. (Roosevelt had no religious objection to using the Bible--he used the book during his second term, and also when he was taking the oath as Governor of New York.)

[Emsworth]

The lack of endorsement of faith or religion is not endorsement of atheism.  It's an endorsement of nothing.

Good point. Separation of church and state calls for neutrality, not hostility towards religion, or hostility towards non-religion.

[Emsworth]

In my opinion, the recent interpretations of "seperation of church and state" (and entity not even in the constitution at all) have been an utter witchhunt against all expressions of religion, and that, in my opinion, is hostility towards religion, not neutrality.

The idea of separation of church and state does not constitute a vendetta against all expressions of religious views. It merely opposes expressions of religious views by the government. Private people remain free to express whatever they please.