Reply #35: I can see that happening at some churches, [View All]

although I doubt that's the case for all.

I think we've seen too much of corrupt relationships between church and government. Granted, those that I'm aware of have all been Republican. Still, we're heading into '08 wanting to back away from church-state interaction, not see more of it on the part of Democrats.

Remember this?

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/05/politics/politicsspecial1/05church.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Just one example, but there are plenty out there. Interestingly, I remember in both 2000 and in '04 Democrats being really angry at the Bush campaign's too-close relationship to organized religion. There were plenty of threads here at DU objecting to just that, if you have time to sort through old archives.

I'm not saying that Obama's activities approach the level of corruption that Bush did, of course. It's just too high a level for my comfort, and my pov about that wall of separation.