[MD] Theocracy, Secularism, and Democracy

[ARLO J BENSINGER JR]

[Platt]
Ron has nailed it. There's no separation of church and state in Islam.

[Arlo]
On the news today a protest rally against the "ground zero mosque", all singing
"God Bless America"....

I think the clear evidence shows many on the right that would welcome tearing
down the walls of church and state in this country, provided the church was
their own, of course...

To be precise, there is no separation of church and state in Christianity
either, such a division is a secular concept derived from enlightenment
philosophy, not from the teachings of Christ (just ask the Pope). 

Apart from this, a great commentary from Keith Olbermann...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZpT2Muxoo0

Ron... if this is a matter only of protesting a place of worship for a religion
that does not have a secular allowance for governance, do you think we should
eliminate Islamic places of worship entirely from the country? 

Do you think we should then eliminate ALL churches (Jewish, Christian, Islam,
whatever) that attempt to tear down the boundary between church and state?

Also, if you haven't seen it, check out the BBC special "The Power of
Nightmares" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk1WkmioQvA) that looks at the
similarities between those who seek to wield social power of intellect in both
the east and the west.