As for the Ten Commandments case, my clients were simply asking the government to do what the Constitution commands, that is, to stay out of religion. We are not arguing that a state religion is just around the corner because the Ten Commandments sit near the Capitol. We are only asking that the Court enforce the Constitution and keep the State of Colorado out of religious arena. Stop and think about that for a moment. Removing the Ten Commandments from the State Capitol grounds is not hostile to religion.
Religion enjoys blanket exemptions from federal, state, and local taxes.
Government provides a broad range of services to religious institutions, including police and fire protection, but other taxpayers like you and me end up paying the bill. The media is saturated with religion. Religion has immense political power. For an institution whose very existence depends upon Constitutional protections against government intrusion into a free press, the Rocky Mountain News certainly takes a cavalier attitude about the remainder of the First Amendment.