Church and State

[das_atheist]

Respecting is defined as, "with reference or regard to".

The law references the church as an authority on birth certificates.

When someone gets married at a church, the state doesn't recognize that either.

But the amendment doesn't read 'respecting religion', it reads 'respecting an establishment of religion'.  Using a church record to verify a birth doesn't establish a religion.

Boru

But doesn't this law respect all religious establishments?