I got a good response to my last post.
"A secular government probably wouldn't...but ours is not a secular government. Consider how much flak Obama has endured because of the comments of his pastor. Or the fact that Mitt Romney never had a chance just because he's Mormon. Or the fact that John Kerry was vilified in the press because he's Roman Catholic. Or the fact that practically all of the 40 something percent of the voting public that stands against legalized abortion does so on religious grounds.I don't think this world has yet seen a truly secularized government. And, frankly, I'm not sure there are a lot of folks who want to."
The examples cited above are the way the public reacts to those things. The government itself was designed specifically to be separate from any church.
All the government should be concerned about is maintaining infrastructure. Unfortunately, it concerns itself with a lot more than that, thanks to voters deciding that their beliefs are what is right for everyone else.
I know it's a pipe dream, but people should allow others to live their lives as they like and only worry about what they do if it endangers others.
