>>So, where was the secularism forced in the States? We can omit the communist states where it was forced to some extent for some time (i.e. a lot and long in some countries, a lot and briefly in some others, mildly but long in yet others); let's stay here, for the sake of argument.
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>Hmm.. "Under God" (Psst - look at the thread header <g>) Prayer in school. Look hard at what the ACLU does all over. Agree with them or not, they do have an agenda and, broadly defined, it's the secularization of America.

No, it's the secularization of America's public spaces, using "public" in the sense of official. The ACLU defends people's rights to their religion, as well as pushing for the removal of religious practice from public spaces. You can read more about the ACLU and religion at http://www.aclu.org/ReligiousLiberty/ReligiousLibertyMain.cfm.

Tamar