Some thoughts on religion freedom in the US, specifically the Boy Scouts.

There are 2 basic definitions of religion and 2 basic definitions of god. Religion: 1. the service and worship of God or the supernatural, 2) a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith.God: 1) Deity worshipped as creator and ruler of the universe 2) the supreme or ultimate reality.The Boy Scouts 0f America does not define god. I was a life long agnostic and an Eagle Scout and holder of the BSA Religion in Life award. No problem.

The problem comes when people insist that the #1 definitions must be followed. These definitions seem to be judeochristian definitions, designed to provide authority to Christian religions. The #2 definitions are "secular" definitions, more inclusives and seem to understand that Buddhism and Unitarians, etc, are religions. Why force the judeochristian definition on the public. To me, the analogy is this "mother earth" stuff. There's no "mother earth" but I understand that just means nature.
I am not bothered by what seems to be minor things like words on a bill, the free speech of a Pres., words, in a oath. I am more concerned about people defining those words to mean something different than I define them.I am not offended by Thursday celebrating Thor, January celebrating Janus, the 2000 millenium,celebrating the 2000th birthday of Jesus. I am not offended by Chief Seattle quotes in Natl Parks about "the earth is our mother" No it is not.

If the courts ban the use of god then it seems as if they are accepting the #1 definition of god and are therefore establishing the judeochristians religions, (any probably Islam) as the only true religions. And, de facto, allowing any other "religion", such as Buddhism, Unitarianism, Humanism, etc, permission to be engaged in public discourse while denying Christianity, et al, the same rights.