Do you agree with the Supreme Court decision upholding right of govt entities to allow sectarian prayers prior to public mtgs?

The narrowly divided Supreme Court decision upheld the right of city council members to begin their meetings with a prayer, as long as it did not denigrate non-Christians or try to win converts.  The 5/4 decision sounds about right since we’re still a predominantly Christian nation; though I  don’t expect the “prayer decision” to hold up much longer.  I feel the other side’s arguments, many people seem offended these days at any mention of God or Jesus.  I can’t say that I see the distinction, however,  of Justice Kennedy, who voted pro-prayer, when in 1992 “he was the author of an opinion that held that Christian prayer delivered at a high school graduation did violate the Constitution”.  I think we all need to practice more tolerance in our day to day activities.  If a meeting opens with a prayer, that does not force those present to pray; they are free to contemplate for a moment or two, whatever beliefs they hold.  I think it’s sad that some “unbelievers” want to outlaw church nativity scenes, when they have a right to exercise their freedom to not attend that, or any church.  I don’t think we need to deface government buildings or re-mint all our money that says: “In God we Trust”, just because many don’t.                *******************************

I agree with George Will (in his recent article):  “Taking offense has  become America’s national pastime; being theatrically offended supposedly signifies the exquisitely refined moral delicacy of people who feel entitled to pass through life without encountering ideas or practices that annoy them.  As the number of nonbelievers grows — about 20 percent of Americans are religiously unaffiliated, as are one-third of adults under 30 — so does the itch to litigate believers into submission to secular sensibilities.”