A question to the so-called “religious right” who want to abolish separation of church and state altogether:<\/p>\n
How would you feel if the religion expressed on the national stage were some equally skewed version of Islam, or Wicca, or … ( – insert your personal choice for “least appealing religious path” here – for me it’s Jehovah’s Witnesses), rather than this particular view of Christianity?<\/p>\n
What if they<\/strong> found some “wedge issues” and became the majority in Congress? Would you still think separation of church and state was a bad thing?<\/p>\n Don’t you understand even now that that your freedom of religion is dependent on the state and church being separate? <\/p>\n How can something so fundamental to your own success be so maligned?<\/p>\n Tyranny of religion was opposed by the colonies, and then by the country. A glance through any history book (or newspaper) will give ample evidence of some of the reasons why.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A question to the so-called “religious right” who want to abolish separation of church and state altogether: How would you feel if the religion expressed on the national stage were some equally skewed version of Islam, or Wicca, or … ( – insert your personal choice for “least appealing religious path” here – for me it’s Jehovah’s Witnesses), rather than this particular view of Christianity? What if they found some “wedge issues” and became the majority in Congress? What if…<\/p>\n
\nWhat if they<\/strong> rallied their base to write laws, and control the media, and spy on you, and limit your choices and your freedoms? <\/p>\n