I read in the news the other day about the preacher down South (where else) who has forced out members of his congregation who do not support President Bush. This is wrong on so many levels I don't even know where to begin.
First let's talk about the legal issues. A tax-exempt church forcing its political views on its congregants???
Second, Bush is not even running for office. So what is this all about? Signing a loyalty oath? Swearing our allegiance to our fearless leader?
I know most Christian Coalition types think the Constitution is, at best, a nuisance, and at worst, the devil's work. They firmly believe that they have all the answers, know the one absolute truth. And as Al Franken says, "that's the kind of thinking that flies planes into tall buildings".
The framers built a wall between church and state because they saw what could happen when the two were combined. Long before the Taliban, there was a thing called the Inquisition. There were religious wars upon religious wars. There were the believers and the un-believers.
Oddly enough, our country must start looking back if we are ever to have a future. We must learn from past mistakes and move forward, not back. We must fulfill our promise for a better world, where we all belong.
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