Quote Originally Posted by OCA View Post
Its very simple Glock, they wanted religious freedom, they did not want to be forced to join the church of England, they wanted the choice to be Catholics, Presbyterians, Lutherans, Baptists etc. etc.......however they did not include Hasidic Jews, Shiite Muslims, cow worshiping dotheads, Tibetan monks etc. etc., ...
They did not exclude them.

Quote Originally Posted by OCA View Post
...and by most accounts the majority of signators to the Declaration Of Independence and drafters of the Constitution were in fact hardcore Christians and stamped this fervor all over the Constitution and Bill Of Rights.
Correction: ...by most fundamentalist Christian accounts that cannot be substatiated by evidence,...

Quote Originally Posted by OCA View Post
You see though we've become a nation that would rather lie in order to ride the middle of the fence rather than tell the truth about this country's roots and maybe remove the wool from a few people's eyes.
Actually, we've become a nation that has turned it's back on rationality in favor of notions that appeal to emotions, such as superstitions, mythology, and psuedo-science.

Quote Originally Posted by OCA View Post
The way I look at it maybe we should move ever so slightly towards merging religion and government, what could it hurt? Can't do any worse than secularism.
Divine right of kings ring a bell? How about the Inquisitions? Cromwell? Does the Taliban ring a fucking bell for you?