The sense of Cal Thomas

Cal Thomas writes an insightful editorial about why we should and shouldn't be too concerned about the recent 10 Commandments cases. Why we should be? Because the High Court still hasn't provided a good framework for deciding these cases or figuring out what displays we have to remove from public property. Why we shouldn't be? We don't really need the displays there in the first place. I would make an addition to his analysis, though. I believe that one reason we should have these displays is to remind us of the historical part religion has played in the creation of this country. Although, as the Court has reminded us time and again, religious displays or religious words (e.g. 'Under God' in the Pledge or 'God save this United States and this honorable court' in the opening of every court session) are only allowable so long as they have been stripped of all religious meaning. Maybe we really should get them out of the public sphere if they are merely words, devoid of all meaning.