Like they'd actually have taken the prayer out...

[conuly]

This late in the game, that'd be admitting that God does not sanction this election.

Unless he does. Or doesn't exist. Or whatever. But any god who'd sanction Bush as president is not the god for me.

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[conuly]

they cannot use tax dollars to support churches or clergy

And what money is being used to pay the clergy at the inauguration? Are they doing this for free? Is Bush paying them?

An inaugural prayer is not an example of government controlling religion (or of religion controlling government)

I disagree. It's a public announcement that the state supports a specific religion, in this case Christianity.