lynn, as far as i'm aware, the constitution guarantees us freedom of religion, not from religion. thank you. guest: carol, i have heard that many times, and i do not think we have a guarantee against religion. that is to say if somebody is religious or sets up a church in your neighborhood and you do not like it, and there is not much you can do about it, nor should you be able to do anything about it. but when the government gets into the business of embracing one church over another, someone's interpretation of the bible to make policy for your life and everyone, and 20 to 25 million nonbelievers, then we have a problem because the constitution also says that the congress and, because we passed the 14th amendment, the states cannot make rules respecting an establishment of religion, touching upon this religious issue. religious neutrality is what the constitution demands, and i think we are a stronger country when we appreciate that fact. host: joe asks this question. "should christmas be a federal holiday?" guest: i think the horse, the cow, and the pigs are out of the bar on that one. frankly, courts