"Congress appropriated funding to buy Bibles for public schools.....and not many people gave that any thought. It was as natural back then as almost anything else Congress did. There were no protests. "
The majority often doesn't give thought to the minority.
How condescending of you.
There were very few Jews in the country at that time, but they either didn't complain or they taught their kids at home or through the synagogue.
There were very few Roman Catholics at that time, and they knew not to complain.