"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, "

Other dictionary definitions of the word are "entitled to reverence and respect" and "highly valued and important." https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacred So that use of the word to apply to secular concepts like democracy is entirely appropriate.

I see it as ignorant, lazy, and vocabulary challenged because the religious continually overrides the secular in the country "without established religion".

and I see no nefarious connection with religion in this respect. There are bigger fish to fry re: religion interfering in secular society.

But don't ignore the camel's nose inside the tent because you know what that leads to.

It really just means revered, important, respected.

Seems an odd bugaboo to have.

Our democracy should be sacred. That's why we have to fight so hard to keep it.

It really just means revered, important, respected.

Actually it does'nt. check the etymology. It refers to something set apart for god or the gods.

Our democracy should be sacred

So treat it like sky fairies and superstitions? I think such a concept deserves more universal admiration and acceptance.

DC is sacred ground *for American Democracy* just like Augusta is for golfers. The highest and most revered, not just religious based.
There are other words for that distinction.

I'd argue when Biden and Harris lit up the Reflection Pool the night before inauguration in remembrance of the 300,000 dead from covid, they sanctified the Capitol grounds by making it a memorial, not a church.

I mean, you're just blatantly denying that the word has been use in a secular context for a very long time.

I don't know what to say to that. You're wrong?

constitute an establishment of religion? What an incredibly silly thread.

If a refresher is needed, here is an excerpt:

Но мы подымем гордо и смело
Знамя борьбы за рабочее дело,
Знамя великой борьбы всех народов
За лучший мир, за святую свободу.

На бой кровавый,
Святой и правый
Марш, марш вперед,
Рабочий народ.

Which roughly translates to:

But we will rise proudly and boldly
The banner of the struggle for the labor cause,
Banner of the great struggle of all peoples
For a better world, for sacred freedom.

To the bloody battle,
Holy and righteous
March, march forward
Working people.

So you can see that words like "sacred", "holy" and "righteous" are not necessarily surreptitiously religious. Not even in their Google Translate English version.

and also who it is translated for.

The latter, as I mentioned, was done by Google Translate.

But translatory nuances, disputable or not, are not my point. My point is that one can find words in any language that, being originally used in the context of a religion, are not exclusive to it.

establishing a religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.

Your complaint seems to be directed at the use of certain words by journalists, and actions by private citizens. Neither of those groups are covered by that aspect of the First Amendment, nor any other for that matter.

The First Amendment prohibits conduct by the government.

Just like the 10 recommendations - writing constitutional suggestions has no effect if the ho polloi ignore them -

I was restraining my itchy typing fingers until I skimmed the responses to see if anyone else had a clue about the 1st amendment.