You make several strong points here, Di, which I happen to agree with. Like I said I am very tolerant to religion, as long as they keep it private and leave me out of it.I don't want to head to the library with some guy following me yelling that I am going to hell. I don't need some group of people knocking at my door peddling their scriptures. I don't need it and want it. Follow whatever god you may, but leave me alone.
Thing is for most Christians it is their mandate to "spread the word" in the most annoying fashion. Christianity, and any religion, has no place in our government. Government needs to be a place of reason and objetivity so that tthe people being ruled recieve their fair share and protected under the law. The government cannot do that if it is filled with religious zealots who believe their way is the only way and everyone else is damned to go to hell.