Apropos of the recent exchange on original intent in the First Amendment is this interesting analysis at a recent lecture at the UVA Law School. "The nation’s founders included the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to protect and promote the church’s inculcation of public virtue, rather than to protect the federal government from the influence of religion, said Judge Michael W. McConnell at the Oct. 27 Meador Lecture on Law and Religion." http://www.law.virginia.edu/home2002/html/news/2005_fall/mcconnell.htm Richard E. Dixon Attorney at Law 4122 Leonard Drive Fairfax, VA 22030 703-691-0770 fax 703-691-0978 To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html