And where does it say they had a vision to
separate religion and state? They only stated there would not be a
state
religion! Ala Church of England. They mentioned God in the
Declaration of
Independence. They opened Congress with prayers, etc.

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They mention God, not "church" in the Declaration.
There is an opening prayer each day when Congress convenes. The prayers
are offered by a variety of Christian clerics, as well as Jewish,
Muslim, Native American, Buddhist, Hindu, etc.
I'm not sure the Wiccans have been given an opportunity yet......


One of the funniest trends of modern times has been the outcry from the
Fundie Right to reexamine our long tradition of separating church and
state.
The arguments about the use of "God" in the declaration, etc, are
factually correct, but one has to wonder what inspires the Fundies to
believe that if God were present in government it would have to be
through the vehicle of a specific branch of a specific (conservative
Christian) faith?

I listened to a guy on right wing radio wailing on and on about how
churches should be allowed to financially support and/or actively
campaign for certain individuals or issues. Somebody asked, "What about
the members of a church who might prefer the other candidate?" The
answer was rather revealing, "If they aren't willing to go along with
the official political position of their church, they should go and
worship somewhere else."
Gotcha. I think that's why the founders realized that both religion and
government would be better off if they weren't officially in bed
together.