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But the people attacking religion and the state, attack any mention of
God
by the government. They have confused God and religion according to
your
argument.

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It would be nice if the world were so simple that everybody who felt
that religion and government should be separate also "attacked any
mention of God" by the government.

A lot of people who feel that religion is more important than politics
(how dare they?) also feel the same way. When govt and religion mix, it
is more likely to be religion that comes out the loser. Once the
government begins to assume spiritual as well as civil authroity it is
all too easy to begin telling people when, where, how, and whom to
worship.

When a church wants to fund and campaign for candidates for office, it
should lose its tax-exempt status.
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Agreed on the tax-exempt status, Same as Rainbow coalition, etc. I do not
want the state saying what religion we practice if any, but a lot of people
are over the line, when they want any reference to God or religion purged
from public places. The religious are also citizens and have a right to use
the public places also. The government does not need to spend money on xmas
displays or Hanukah or Ramadan, there are private individuals that will put
up the decorations. But an extreme minority is pushing for absolutely no
religious items on public land. They are causing tyranny of the masses by
the minority.