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Originally Posted by JimmyTheHutt
Yes, people who want to mix their religous rules with my government scare me. The two things are mutually exclusive and should remain so.
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Not sure this is the thread for this, but I thought I'd respond to this specific comment. The idea that government and religion are completely mutually exclusive is a fairly recent concept in American History, beginning in the 1950's and 60's. Why do you think there are Bible verses inscribed in stone all over Washington DC? Why did the Supreme Court quote the Bible in rulings for the early part of our country's history? Why did the founding fathers so liberally use scripture as justification for doing things the way they did?
Again, probably a subject for a separate thread, but just something to think about. (and yes, I'm aware of Jefferson's letter where the whole subject of a wall of separation of church and state originated.)