Reply #48: I think we should talk about separation of church and state... [View All]

...and like, that's about it. Anything else can be construed as using the government to play the opposite side in a culture war, or to get rid of freedom of religion (which we've directly been accused of) and that will just steel the opposition (which is why they lie and say we want to ban the Bible and stuff) and this kind of conflict is just what separation of church and state is meant to prevent. I don't like what the religious right has done, but we need to acknowledge the ways in which we end up almost creating the religious right. For example, people don't like how we put "In God we trust" on our money, but don't acknowledge how it was done amidst of fear that communists would force people to give up their religion.