The Christian Right and the Rise of American Fascism

[deep]

We live in a country where religion isn't even suppose to be involved in politics or policy.

Hey didn't you get the memo

There are political /cultural issues.

emphasis on cultural (wink wink)
(for convenient blurring of the line)

 

[nbcrusader]

We live in a country where religion isn't even suppose to be involved in politics or policy.

When did you make that up?

We live in a country where the government is prohibited from establishing a religion.

 

[BVS]

When did you make that up?

We live in a country where the government is prohibited from establishing a religion.

Oh so we're playing the religion can jump the line into government, but government can't jump into religion game?

How could that be a productive system?

 

[nbcrusader]

It is the system set up by the Constitution.

 

[BVS]

It is the system set up by the Constitution.

Yes and the supreme court, who upholds the constitution has agreed over and over that religion has no part in the government.

Does it still inflitrate? Yes, but it doesn't make it constitutional.

 

[nbcrusader]

In which case?

There are plenty of references to "separation of church and state" (which is not mandated by the Constitution), but there is nothing that say religion (as you are broadly using the term) shall play no part in the government.

 

[BorderGirl]

Re: Re: tangent, but...

I think Bono is trying to avoid being "claimed" by any group - which is as much a matter of saying he is not part of a group as it is saying he is part of a group.